Where does “кладоиска́тель” come from?

кладоиска́тель (Russian) comes from Russian искатель, from Russian -тель, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

кладоиска́тель (Russian): treasure-hunter

Definitions

  1. treasure-hunter

Ancestry of “кладоиска́тель”, step by step

кладоиска́тель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian искатель

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianискательseeker; detector
2Russian-тель-er
3Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Russian клад

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкладtreasure, hoard
2Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
3Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

Words derived from “кладоиска́тель

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišásEvery word from Proto-Finnic wiša
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