Where does “рыба-удильщик” come from?

рыба-удильщик (Russian) comes from Russian уди́льщик, from Russian уди́ть, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

рыба-удильщик (Russian): anglerfish fish of the bony fish order

Definitions

  1. anglerfish fish of the bony fish order

Ancestry of “рыба-удильщик”, step by step

рыба-удильщик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian уди́льщик

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуди́льщикangler person who fishes with a hook and line
2Russianуди́тьto angle, to fish
3Russian-и́ть
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Russian ры́ба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianры́баfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti