Where does “плоскохвост” come from?

плоскохвост (Russian) comes from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

плоскохвост (Russian): A sea krait, a snake of the genus Laticauda

Definitions

  1. A sea krait, a snake of the genus Laticauda

Ancestry of “плоскохвост”, step by step

плоскохвост traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlātuswide, broad
2LatincaudaA tail
3Proto-Italickaudātail
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Russian хвост

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхвостtail; queue; arrears
2Proto-Slavicxvȍstъbundle, sheaf

via Russian пло́ский

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпло́скийflat, plane, level
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →