Where does “жук-скакун” come from?
жук-скакун (Russian) comes from Russian скакун, from Russian скака́ть, from Proto-Slavic skakati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
жук-скакун (Russian): tiger beetle (Cicindelidae/Cicindelinae)
Definitions
- tiger beetle (Cicindelidae/Cicindelinae)
Ancestry of “жук-скакун”, step by step
жук-скакун traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian скакун
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | скакун | racehorse |
| 2 | Russian | скака́ть | to jump; to hop, to jump |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | skakati | to hop, to leap |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ati | From imperfective verbs, forming... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |