Where does “пяденица пёстрая” come from?
пяденица пёстрая (Russian) comes from Russian пёстрый, from Old East Slavic пьстръ, from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
пяденица пёстрая (Russian): An ennomine moth
Definitions
- An ennomine moth
Ancestry of “пяденица пёстрая”, step by step
пяденица пёстрая traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian пёстрый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пёстрый | variegated, motley; multicoloured; mixed |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | пьстръ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pьstrъ | variegated |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pьsrъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | piśras | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | piḱrós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
via Russian пяде́ница
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пяде́ница | geometer moth (Geometridae) |