Where does “крысолов” come from?

крысолов (Russian) comes from Russian лови́ть, from Proto-Slavic lovìti — to catch.

крысолов (Russian): ratcatcher

Definitions

  1. ratcatcher

Ancestry of “крысолов”, step by step

крысолов traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian лови́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлови́тьto catch, to try to catch, to trap
2Proto-Slaviclovìtito catch

via Russian кры́са

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкры́саrat
Every word from Proto-Slavic lovìti →Every word from Russian лови́ть →
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