Where does “ноздророгъ” come from?

ноздророгъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Old East Slavic ноздрь, from Proto-Slavic nozdra, from Proto-Slavic nȍzdrь, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

ноздророгъ (Old East Slavic): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “ноздророгъ”, step by step

ноздророгъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic ноздрь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicноздрьnostril
2Proto-Slavicnozdranostril
3Proto-Slavicnȍzdrь—
4Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Old East Slavic рогъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicрогъ—
2Proto-Slavicrogъhorn
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús →Every word from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ →