Where does “скотоводство” come from?

скотоводство (Russian) comes from Russian скот, from Proto-Slavic skotъ — a head of cattle / livestock.

скотоводство (Russian): cattle breeding

Definitions

  1. cattle breeding

Ancestry of “скотоводство”, step by step

скотоводство traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian скот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianскотcattle, livestock; API •  m anim; brute, beast
2Proto-Slavicskotъa head of cattle / livestock

via Russian вод

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianводgenitive plural of вода́
Every word from Proto-Slavic skotъ →Every word from Russian скот →