Where does “паукъ” come from?

паукъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

паукъ (Old East Slavic): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “паукъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpaǫkъspider
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “паукъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos →Every word from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ →