Where does “носорог” come from?

носорог (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian нос, from Old Church Slavonic носъ, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

носорог (Bulgarian): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “носорог”, step by step

носорог traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian нос

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianносnose; toe; bow, head, prow
2Old Church Slavonicносъnose
3Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Bulgarian рог

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianрогhorn
2Proto-Slavicrogъhorn
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn

Words derived from “носорог”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →