Where does “сенокосилка” come from?

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

сенокосилка (Russian): mower

Definitions

  1. mower

Ancestry of “сенокосилка”, step by step

сенокосилка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian се́но

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́ноhay
2Proto-Slavicsěnohay
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśáina—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer

via Russian коси́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкоси́тьto twist, to slant; to twist, to slant, to...
2Proto-Slavickǫsitito mow, to reap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěno →