Where does “миножий” come from?

миножий (Russian) comes from Russian минога, from Polish minóg, from German Neunauge, from German neun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-West Germanic neun, from Proto-Germanic newun, from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ — nine.

миножий (Russian): lamprey

Definitions

  1. lamprey

Ancestry of “миножий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianминогаlamprey
2Polishminóglamprey
3GermanNeunaugelamprey; any of the species of the order...
4Germanneunnine
5Old High Germanniunnine
6Proto-West Germanicneunnine
7Proto-Germanicnewunnine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁néwn̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic newun →Every word from Proto-West Germanic neun →