Where does “краснозвёздный” come from?

краснозвёздный (Russian) comes from Russian звезда, from Old East Slavic звѣзда, from Proto-Slavic gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.

краснозвёздный (Russian): Red Star

Definitions

  1. Red Star

Ancestry of “краснозвёздный”, step by step

краснозвёздный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian звезда

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзвездаstar; spider
2Old East Slavicзвѣздаstar
3Proto-Slavicgvězdastar
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*źwaisdā́ˀ
5Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwoysdʰ-

via Russian кра́сный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкра́сныйred; red; beautiful
2Old East Slavicкрасьнъbeautiful
3Proto-Slavickrasьnъbeautiful
4Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic gvězda