Where does “мягкотелка” come from?

мягкотелка (Russian) comes from Russian мя́гкий, from Old East Slavic мѧкъкъ, from Proto-Slavic mękъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic minˀkakas, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥k-o-kó-s, from Proto-Indo-European menk- — maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...

мягкотелка (Russian): soldier beetle

Definitions

  1. soldier beetle

Ancestry of “мягкотелка”, step by step

мягкотелка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мя́гкий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмя́гкийsoft
2Old East Slavicмѧкъкъ—
3Proto-Slavicmękъkъsoft
4Proto-Balto-Slavicminˀkakas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥k-o-kó-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmenk-maimed, mutilation, torment; to knead, to crush;...

via Russian те́ло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianте́лоbody physical structure of a human or animal
2Old East Slavicтѣлоbody
3Proto-Slavictělobody
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mn̥k-o-kó-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic minˀkakas →