Where does “звероподобный” come from?

звероподобный (Russian) comes from Russian подо́бный, from Proto-Slavic *podobьnъ — similar.

звероподобный (Russian): beastlike

Definitions

  1. beastlike

Ancestry of “звероподобный”, step by step

звероподобный traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian подо́бный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподо́бныйsimilar
2Proto-Slavic*podobьnъsimilar

via Russian [[зверь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[зверь—

via Russian звер(ь)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзвер(ь)]]—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *podobьnъ →Every word from Russian подо́бный →