Where does “lunokhod” come from?

lunokhod (English) comes from Russian лунохо́д, from Russian луна́, from Old East Slavic луна, from Proto-Slavic lunà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *láukšnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lunokhod (English): One of the Soviet robotic lunar rovers

Definitions

  1. One of the Soviet robotic lunar rovers

Ancestry of “lunokhod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлунохо́дmoonwalker
2Russianлуна́moon
3Old East Slavicлунаmoon
4Proto-Slaviclunàradiance, moonlight
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*láukšnāˀmoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →
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