Where does “павук” come from?

павук (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic паукъ, from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

павук (Belarusian): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “павук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпаукъspider
2Proto-Slavicpaǫkъspider
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos →Every word from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ →