Where does “зимородок” come from?

зимородок (Russian) comes from Russian зима́, from Old East Slavic зима, from Proto-Slavic zimà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

зимородок (Russian): kingfisher

Definitions

  1. kingfisher

Ancestry of “зимородок”, step by step

зимородок traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зима́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзима́winter
2Old East Slavicзимаwinter
3Proto-Slaviczimàwinter
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźeimā́ˀwinter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyōmwinter; year; frost, snow
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Russian род

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianродgeneration, birth, origin, stock, family, race;...
2Old East Slavicродъ—
3Proto-Slavicrǫdъthorny, prickly; curly, locky
4Proto-Balto-Slavicradásbirth, genus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm →