Where does “мотострелковый” come from?
мотострелковый (Russian) comes from Russian стрелко́вый, from Russian -о́вый, from Old East Slavic -овъ, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.
мотострелковый (Russian): motorized rifle equipped with automatic weapons and armored vehicles highly capable of [[move
Definitions
- motorized rifle equipped with automatic weapons and armored vehicles highly capable of [[move
Ancestry of “мотострелковый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | стрелко́вый | rifle, infantry, shooting |
| 2 | Russian | -о́вый | used to form adjectives from nouns, often |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | -овъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ovъ | of, belonging to |