Where does “полупоклон” come from?

полупоклон (Russian) comes from Russian поклон, from Old East Slavic поклонъ, from Proto-Slavic *poklonъ, from Proto-Slavic klonъ, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

полупоклон (Russian): half-bow (a gesture)

Definitions

  1. half-bow (a gesture)

Ancestry of “полупоклон”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпоклонbow; regards
2Old East Slavicпоклонъ—
3Proto-Slavic*poklonъbow (as in bowing down)
4Proto-Slavicklonъoffset, protrusion; slope; branch, twig
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Slavic klonъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic *poklonъ →