Where does “двукрылое” come from?

двукрылое (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek δίπτερος, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

двукрылое (Russian): a dipteran

Definitions

  1. a dipteran

Ancestry of “двукрылое”, step by step

двукрылое traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δίπτερος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekδίπτεροςTwo-winged
2Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
3Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Russian крыло́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкрыло́wing
2Proto-Slavickridlowing
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from Ancient Greek διά →