Where does “обезьяночеловек” come from?

обезьяночеловек (Russian) comes from Russian челове́к, from Old East Slavic человѣкъ, from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ.

обезьяночеловек (Russian): apeman

Definitions

  1. apeman

Ancestry of “обезьяночеловек”, step by step

обезьяночеловек traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian челове́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчелове́кman; human
2Old East Slavicчеловѣкъman, human
3Proto-Slavicčьlověkъ—

via Russian обезья́на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобезья́наape, monkey
2Old East Slavicобезьꙗна—
Every word from Proto-Slavic čьlověkъ →Every word from Old East Slavic человѣкъ →Every word from Russian челове́к →