Etymology Explorer › BulgarianWhere does “сенокосец” come from? сенокосец (Bulgarian) comes from Russian косец, from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
сенокосец (Bulgarian): opilione, harvestman, daddy longlegs arachnid
Definitions opilione, harvestman, daddy longlegs arachnid Ancestry of “сенокосец”, step by step сенокосец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian косец Step Language Word Meaning 1 Russian косец mower 2 Russian -е́ц er, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons) 3 Proto-Slavic -ьcь Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... 4 Lithuanian -ikas — 5 Proto-Indo-European -iḱos -y, -ic
via Bulgarian сено Step Language Word Meaning 1 Bulgarian сено hay 2 Proto-Slavic sěno hay 3 Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina — 4 Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- to shine, shimmer