Where does “сынок” come from?
сынок (Russian) comes from Russian сын, from Old East Slavic сꙑнъ, from Old Church Slavonic сꙑнъ, from Proto-Slavic synъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sū́ˀnus, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.
сынок (Russian): diminutive of сын : son, sonny, junior
Definitions
- diminutive of сын : son, sonny, junior
Ancestry of “сынок”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | сын | son; child; ":" sons |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | сꙑнъ | — |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | сꙑнъ | son |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | synъ | son |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | sū́ˀnus | son |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *suhnús | — |