Where does “аспараги́н” come from?

аспараги́н (Russian) comes from German Asparagin, from Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

Ancestry of “аспараги́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAsparaginasparagine
2Latinasparagusasparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
3Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
4Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

Words derived from “аспараги́н

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος