Where does “носорожий” come from?

носорожий (Russian) comes from Russian носорог, from Russian но́с, from Old East Slavic носъ, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

носорожий (Russian): rhinoceros

Definitions

  1. rhinoceros

Ancestry of “носорожий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianносорогrhinoceros
2Russianно́сnose
3Old East Slavicносъnose
4Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús →Every word from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ →