Where does “пау́к” come from?

пау́к (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic паукъ, from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

пау́к (Russian): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “пау́к”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпаукъspider
2Proto-Slavicpaǫkъspider
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “пау́к”

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