Where does “мочеполовой” come from?

мочеполовой (Russian) comes from Russian полово́й, from Russian пол, from Old East Slavic полъ, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

мочеполовой (Russian): genitourinary of, or relating to the genital and urinary systems of the body

Definitions

  1. genitourinary of, or relating to the genital and urinary systems of the body

Ancestry of “мочеполовой”, step by step

мочеполовой traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian полово́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполово́йfloor, flooring the bottom or lower part of a room
2Russianполfloor; sex, gender; short masculine singular of...
3Old East Slavicполъfloor
4Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Russian моча́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмоча́urine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH-Every word from Proto-Slavic polъEvery word from Old East Slavic полъ