Where does “двукрылый” come from?

двукрылый (Russian) comes from Russian -ый, from Church Slavonic -ыи, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

двукрылый (Russian): dipteral, dipterous, two-winged

Definitions

  1. dipteral, dipterous, two-winged

Ancestry of “двукрылый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ыйMasculine nominative singular adjective ending;...
2Church Slavonic-ыи
3Proto-Slavicthis; he
4Proto-Balto-Slavicthis
5Old Polishto go
6Proto-Slavicjьtito go
7Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éytiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei
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