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Where does “щеночек” come from?

щеночек (Russian) comes from Russian -ёк, from Russian -о́к, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

щеночек (Russian): endearing diminutive of щено́к : puppy

Definitions

  1. endearing diminutive of щено́к : puppy

Ancestry of “щеночек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ёк—
2Russian-о́к—
3Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
4Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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