Where does “ледокол” come from?

ледокол (Russian) comes from Russian лёд, from Old East Slavic ледъ, from Proto-Slavic lȇdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

ледокол (Russian): icebreaker

Definitions

  1. icebreaker

Ancestry of “ледокол”, step by step

ледокол traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian лёд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлёдice
2Old East Slavicледъice
3Proto-Slaviclȇdъice
4Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

via Russian коло́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianколо́тьto stab, to prick; to split, to break; to pierce
2Proto-Slavickòltito stab, to sting; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →