Where does “косоротый” come from?
косоротый (Russian) comes from Russian рот, from Proto-Slavic rъtъ — beak, tooth; cliff, hill.
косоротый (Russian): wry-mouthed, crooked-mouthed
Definitions
- wry-mouthed, crooked-mouthed
Ancestry of “косоротый”, step by step
косоротый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian рот
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | рот | mouth; genitive plural of ро́та |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rъtъ | beak, tooth; cliff, hill |
via Russian косо́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | косо́й | slanting, oblique, skewed inclined at an angle to the plane; not straight, not sheer |