Where does “корнеплод” come from?

корнеплод (Russian) comes from Russian плод, from Proto-Slavic plodъ, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

корнеплод (Russian): edible root, root vegetable

Definitions

  1. edible root, root vegetable

Ancestry of “корнеплод”, step by step

корнеплод traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian плод

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплодfruit; offspring; fetus, foetus
2Proto-Slavicplodъfruit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Russian ко́рень

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́реньroot
2Proto-Slavickoryroot
3Proto-Slavickorenь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic plodъ →Every word from Russian плод →
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