Where does “кучево-дождевой” come from?

кучево-дождевой (Russian) comes from Russian дождево́й, from Russian дождь, from Old East Slavic дъждь, from Old Church Slavonic дъждь, from Proto-Slavic dъždžь, from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- — bad sky.

кучево-дождевой (Russian): cumulonimbus

Definitions

  1. cumulonimbus

Ancestry of “кучево-дождевой”, step by step

кучево-дождевой traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian дождево́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдождево́йrain
2Russianдождьrain
3Old East Slavicдъждь—
4Old Church Slavonicдъждьrain
5Proto-Slavicdъždžьrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeandus-dyu-bad sky

via Russian кучево́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкучево́йcumulus
2Russianку́чаpile, heap, stack, lump
3Proto-Slavic*kučaheap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus-dyu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъždžь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic дъждь →