Where does “хрѫщь” come from?

хрѫщь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic xrǫščь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

хрѫщь (Old Church Slavonic): cockchafer

Definitions

  1. cockchafer

Ancestry of “хрѫщь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicxrǫščьcockchafer, scarab
2Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →