Where does “гусеобразный” come from?

гусеобразный (Russian) comes from Russian гусь, from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

гусеобразный (Russian): anseriform

Definitions

  1. anseriform

Ancestry of “гусеобразный”, step by step

гусеобразный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian гусь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгусьgoose
2Proto-Slavicgǫ̑sьgoose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

via Russian о́браз

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianо́бразlooking; shape, image, figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns →Every word from Proto-Slavic gǫ̑sь →Every word from Russian гусь →