Where does “рябчик” come from?
рябчик (Ukrainian) comes from Russian рябчик, from Russian -чик, from Russian -и́к, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
рябчик (Ukrainian): hazel grouse, hazel hen bird of the species
Definitions
- hazel grouse, hazel hen bird of the species
Ancestry of “рябчик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | рябчик | hazel grouse bird |
| 2 | Russian | -чик | Diminutive suffix; Alternative form of -щик ... |
| 3 | Russian | -и́к | er, -or, -ant, -ic, -ist |
| 4 | Latin | -icum | nominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |