Where does “кормовой” come from?

кормовой (Russian) comes from Russian корм, from Old East Slavic кърмъ, from Proto-Slavic kъrmъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrh₃-mo-.

кормовой (Russian): stern, aft; forage, feed, fodder

Definitions

  1. stern, aft; forage, feed, fodder

Ancestry of “кормовой”, step by step

кормовой traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian корм

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкормfeed, fodder, food for animals; the act of...
2Old East Slavicкърмъ—
3Proto-Slavickъrmъfood, fodder; fodder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrh₃-mo-—

via Russian корма́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкорма́stern, aft
2Proto-Slavickъrmastern controlling section of a boat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr-m-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrh₃-mo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrmъ →Every word from Old East Slavic кърмъ →