Where does “borzoi” come from?

borzoi (English) comes from Russian борзо́й, from Russian бо́рзый, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

borzoi (English): A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to...

Definitions

  1. A dog of a particular breed, similar in shape to...

Ancestry of “borzoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianборзо́йswift
2Russianбо́рзыйswift, brisk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

Words derived from “borzoi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Russian бо́рзый →