Where does “живодёрня” come from?

живодёрня (Russian) comes from Russian живо́й, from Proto-Slavic živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

живодёрня (Russian): knackery

Definitions

  1. knackery

Ancestry of “живодёрня”, step by step

живодёрня traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian живо́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianживо́йliving; alive
2Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Russian дёрнуть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдёрнутьto pull, to tug; to pull out; to twitch, to...
2Proto-Slavicdьrnǫtito comb; to pull off, to tug, to yank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas →