Where does “близнюк” come from?

близнюк (Ukrainian) comes from Russian -юк, from Proto-Slavic *-ukъ.

близнюк (Ukrainian): male twin

Definitions

  1. male twin

Ancestry of “близнюк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-юк—
2Proto-Slavic*-ukъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ukъ →Every word from Russian -юк →