Where does “паук-птицеед” come from?

паук-птицеед (Russian) comes from Russian пау́к, 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;...

паук-птицеед (Russian): tarantula

Definitions

  1. tarantula

Ancestry of “паук-птицеед”, step by step

паук-птицеед traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian пау́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпау́кspider
2Old East Slavicпаукъspider
3Proto-Slavicpaǫkъspider
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Russian пти́ца

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпти́цаbird
2Proto-Slavicpъticabird
3Proto-Slavicpъtabird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
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