Where does “щекастый” come from?

щекастый (Russian) comes from Russian щека́, from Proto-Slavic *ščeka — cheek.

щекастый (Russian): plump-cheeked

Definitions

  1. plump-cheeked

Ancestry of “щекастый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianщека́cheek
2Proto-Slavic*ščekacheek
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ščeka →Every word from Russian щека́ →