Where does “Зализняк” come from?

Зализняк (Russian) comes from Ukrainian Залізня́к, from Ukrainian залі́зо — iron.

Зализняк (Russian): particularly, Soviet and Russian linguist, an expert in historical linguistics, accentology, dialectology and grammar Andrey Zaliznyak, 29 April 1935, to 24 December 2017 (aged 82)

Definitions

  1. particularly, Soviet and Russian linguist, an expert in historical linguistics, accentology, dialectology and grammar Andrey Zaliznyak, 29 April 1935, to 24 December 2017 (aged 82)

Ancestry of “Зализняк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianЗалізня́к—
2Ukrainianзалі́зоiron
Every word from Ukrainian залі́зо →Every word from Ukrainian Залізня́к →