Where does “дальневосточная черепаха” come from?
дальневосточная черепаха (Russian) comes from Russian черепа́ха, from Russian че́реп, from Old Russian черепъ, from Proto-Slavic čerpъ, from Proto-Indo-European kerpos.
дальневосточная черепаха (Russian): Amur softshell turtle (Pelodiscus maackii)
Definitions
- Amur softshell turtle (Pelodiscus maackii)
Ancestry of “дальневосточная черепаха”, step by step
дальневосточная черепаха traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian черепа́ха
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | черепа́ха | tortoise |
| 2 | Russian | че́реп | skull, crust |
| 3 | Old Russian | черепъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čerpъ | skull; broken piece of pottery |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kerpos | — |
via Russian дальневосто́чный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | дальневосто́чный | Far East; Far Eastern |
| 2 | Russian | -ный | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | -ьнъ | ish, -ic, -al, -ed |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьnъ | -ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives |