Where does “обитательница” come from?

обитательница (Russian) comes from Russian обитатель, from Russian -тель, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

обитательница (Russian): female inhabitant, dweller

Definitions

  1. female inhabitant, dweller

Ancestry of “обитательница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобитательinhabitant, dweller
2Russian-тель-er
3Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →