Where does “плотоядный жук” come from?

плотоядный жук (Russian) comes from Russian жук, from Proto-Slavic žukъ — beetle.

плотоядный жук (Russian): adephagan

Definitions

  1. adephagan

Ancestry of “плотоядный жук”, step by step

плотоядный жук traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian жук

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжукbeetle; rogue, crook
2Proto-Slavicžukъbeetle

via Russian плотоя́дный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianплотоя́дныйcarnivorous
Every word from Proto-Slavic žukъ →Every word from Russian жук →