Where does “разношёрстный” come from?

разношёрстный (Russian) comes from Russian шерсть, from Old East Slavic сьрсть, from Proto-Slavic sьrstь, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer(s)- — rough hair, bristle.

разношёрстный (Russian): (of a single animal) having different types of fur colours/colors

Definitions

  1. (of a single animal) having different types of fur colours/colors

Ancestry of “разношёрстный”, step by step

разношёрстный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian шерсть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianшерстьfur, hair; wool; woollen cloth, worsted, wadding
2Old East Slavicсьрсть—
3Proto-Slavicsьrstьfur, hair, wool
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer(s)-rough hair, bristle

via Russian ра́зный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianра́зныйdifferent, diverse, unlike
2Old Church Slavonicразьнъ—
3Proto-Slavicorzьnъvaried
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer(s)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sьrstь →Every word from Old East Slavic сьрсть →