Where does “сенокосец” come from?

сенокосец (Russian) comes from Russian сенокос, from Russian се́но, from Proto-Slavic sěno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

сенокосец (Russian): harvestman, daddy longlegs (arachnid)

Definitions

  1. harvestman, daddy longlegs (arachnid)

Ancestry of “сенокосец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсенокосhaymaking; hayfield
2Russianсе́ноhay
3Proto-Slavicsěnohay
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśáina—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěno →