Where does “паучище” come from?

паучище (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;...

паучище (Russian): spider

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “паучище”, step by step

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