Where does “плодожил” come from?

плодожил (Russian) comes from Russian жить, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

плодожил (Russian): A curculio, a weevil of the genus Curculio

Definitions

  1. A curculio, a weevil of the genus Curculio

Ancestry of “плодожил”, step by step

плодожил traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian жить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжитьto live; to reside
2Proto-Slavicžitito live
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Russian плод

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплодfruit; offspring; fetus, foetus
2Proto-Slavicplodъfruit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →