Where does “канатоходец” come from?

канатоходец (Russian) comes from Russian хо́д, from Old East Slavic ходъ, from Proto-Slavic xodъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

канатоходец (Russian): tightrope walker, funambulist

Definitions

  1. tightrope walker, funambulist

Ancestry of “канатоходец”, step by step

канатоходец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian хо́д

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхо́дwalking, movement
2Old East Slavicходъ—
3Proto-Slavicxodъmotion, movement
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Russian кана́т

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкана́тrope, cable
2Ottoman Turkishقنبhemp; hemp-fibre or hemp-rope, or yarn or twine...
3Arabicقِنَّبhemp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xodъ →Every word from Old East Slavic ходъ →