Where does “osseter” come from?

osseter (English) comes from Russian осётр, from Proto-Slavic esetrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eśetras — sturgeon.

osseter (English): Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, the Russian sturgeon

Definitions

  1. Acipenser gueldenstaedtii, the Russian sturgeon

Ancestry of “osseter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianосётрsturgeon; VIP, big cheese
2Proto-Slavicesetrъsturgeon
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceśetrassturgeon
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eśetras →Every word from Proto-Slavic esetrъ →Every word from Russian осётр →