Where does “долгоносик” come from?

долгоносик (Russian) comes from Russian но́с, from Old East Slavic носъ, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

долгоносик (Russian): weevil (herbivorous beetle)

Definitions

  1. weevil (herbivorous beetle)

Ancestry of “долгоносик”, step by step

долгоносик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian но́с

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianно́сnose
2Old East Slavicносъnose
3Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Russian до́лгий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдо́лгийlong
2Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús →Every word from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ →