Where does “полотенцесушитель” come from?

полотенцесушитель (Russian) comes from Russian суши́ть, from Proto-Slavic sušìti — to dry.

полотенцесушитель (Russian): towel dryer

Definitions

  1. towel dryer

Ancestry of “полотенцесушитель”, step by step

полотенцесушитель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian суши́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсуши́тьto dry
2Proto-Slavicsušìtito dry

via Russian полоте́нце

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполоте́нцеto towel; towel
Every word from Proto-Slavic sušìtiEvery word from Russian суши́ть