Where does “студенец” come from?

студенец (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic студеньць, from Proto-Slavic studenьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

студенец (Russian): spring; well

Definitions

  1. spring; well

Ancestry of “студенец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicстуденьцьspring; spring, source
2Proto-Slavicstudenьcьcold source
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →