Where does “подвид” come from?

подвид (Russian) comes from Russian вид, from Old East Slavic видъ, from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

подвид (Russian): subspecies

Definitions

  1. subspecies

Ancestry of “подвид”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвидlook, looks, appearance, air; sight, view; kind,...
2Old East Slavicвидъ—
3Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
4Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas →
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