Where does “ногтевой” come from?

ногтевой (Russian) comes from Russian но́готь, from Proto-Slavic nogъtь, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

ногтевой (Russian): nail of the finger or toe; ungual

Definitions

  1. nail of the finger or toe; ungual

Ancestry of “ногтевой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianно́готьnail
2Proto-Slavicnogъtьnail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogъtь →Every word from Russian но́готь →