Where does “колючещетинник” come from?

колючещетинник (Russian) comes from Russian колю́чий, from Russian коло́ть, from Proto-Slavic kòlti — to stab, to sting; to sting.

колючещетинник (Russian): sandbur (Cenchrus)

Definitions

  1. sandbur (Cenchrus)

Ancestry of “колючещетинник”, step by step

колючещетинник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian колю́чий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколю́чийthorny, spiny, prickly
2Russianколо́тьto stab, to prick; to split, to break; to pierce
3Proto-Slavickòltito stab, to sting; to sting

via Russian щети́на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianщети́наbristles of animal hair or a brush
2Proto-Slavicščetinabristle
Every word from Proto-Slavic kòlti →Every word from Russian коло́ть →Every word from Russian колю́чий →