Where does “берёзовый шелкопряд” come from?
берёзовый шелкопряд (Russian) comes from Russian шелкопря́д, from Russian прясть, from Proto-Slavic pręsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.
берёзовый шелкопряд (Russian): Any endromid moth species, especially a caterpillar of such species
Definitions
- Any endromid moth species, especially a caterpillar of such species
Ancestry of “берёзовый шелкопряд”, step by step
берёзовый шелкопряд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian шелкопря́д
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шелкопря́д | silkworm |
| 2 | Russian | прясть | to spin |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pręsti | to spin |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | (s)prenˀd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)prend- | to spin, to swift; to sprint |