Where does “тетеревятник” come from?
тетеревятник (Russian) comes from Russian те́терев, from Proto-Slavic tetervь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teterwás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
тетеревятник (Russian): northern goshawk
Definitions
- northern goshawk
Ancestry of “тетеревятник”, step by step
тетеревятник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian те́терев
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | те́терев | black grouse (game bird of genus Tetrao, of the family Tetraonidae) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tetervь | grouse; black grouse |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | teterwás | grouse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tetr̥-wó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |