Where does “полосатый” come from?

полосатый (Russian) comes from Russian полоса́, from Proto-Slavic polsa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic palśā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European polḱéh₂ — arable land.

полосатый (Russian): striped, stripy

Definitions

  1. striped, stripy

Ancestry of “полосатый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполоса́stripe
2Proto-Slavicpolsastrip
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpalśā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpolḱéh₂arable land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European polḱéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic palśā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic polsa →