Where does “левчук” come from?

левчук (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian лев, from Bulgarian лев, from Old Church Slavonic львъ, from Proto-Slavic lьvъ, from Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

левчук (Ukrainian): lion cub young lion

Definitions

  1. lion cub young lion

Ancestry of “левчук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлевlion; lev
2Bulgarianлевlev; lion
3Old Church Slavonicльвъlion
4Proto-Slaviclьvъlion
5Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰lion animal
6Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
7Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →