Where does “осетровый” come from?

осетровый (Russian) comes from Russian осётр, from Proto-Slavic esetrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eśetras — sturgeon.

осетровый (Russian): sturgeon

Definitions

  1. sturgeon

Ancestry of “осетровый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianосётрsturgeon; VIP, big cheese
2Proto-Slavicesetrъsturgeon
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceśetrassturgeon
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eśetras →Every word from Proto-Slavic esetrъ →Every word from Russian осётр →