Where does “плюющая индийская кобра” come from?
плюющая индийская кобра (Russian) comes from Russian кобра, from Portuguese cobra, from Old Portuguese coobra, from Vulgar Latin colobra, from Latin colubra, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
плюющая индийская кобра (Russian): Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix)
Definitions
- Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix)
Ancestry of “плюющая индийская кобра”, step by step
плюющая индийская кобра traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian кобра
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | кобра | cobra |
| 2 | Portuguese | cobra | snake |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | coobra | snake |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | colobra | — |
| 5 | Latin | colubra | a female snake, serpent; snake, serpent |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Russian инди́йский
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | инди́йский | Indian, Hindu, East Indian relating to India or the East Indians |
| 2 | Russian | -и́йский | Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of: -ian, -an, -ish |
via Russian плюю́щий
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | плюю́щий | — |