Where does “ördəkburun” come from?
ördəkburun (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian утконос, from Russian но́с, from Old East Slavic носъ, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
ördəkburun (Azerbaijani): platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Definitions
- platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Ancestry of “ördəkburun”, step by step
ördəkburun traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian утконос
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | утконос | platypus |
| 2 | Russian | но́с | nose |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | носъ | nose |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | nȍsъ | nose |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nasús | nose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |