Where does “настоящий шелкопряд” come from?
настоящий шелкопряд (Russian) comes from Russian шелкопря́д, from Russian прясть, from Proto-Slavic pręsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)prenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.
настоящий шелкопряд (Russian): bombycid
Definitions
- bombycid
Ancestry of “настоящий шелкопряд”, step by step
настоящий шелкопряд traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian шелкопря́д
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шелкопря́д | silkworm |
| 2 | Russian | прясть | to spin |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pręsti | to spin |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | (s)prenˀd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)prend- | to spin, to swift; to sprint |
via Russian настоя́щий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | настоя́щий | present |