Where does “болотистый” come from?

болотистый (Russian) comes from Russian боло́то, from Old East Slavic болото, from Proto-Slavic bolto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic balta.

болотистый (Russian): boggy, marshy, swampy

Definitions

  1. boggy, marshy, swampy

Ancestry of “болотистый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianболо́тоswamp; bog; marsh; swamp, bog, marsh
2Old East Slavicболото—
3Proto-Slavicboltoswamp; mud
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbalta—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic balta →Every word from Proto-Slavic bolto →Every word from Old East Slavic болото →
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