Where does “толстокожий” come from?

толстокожий (Russian) comes from Russian ко́жа, from Russian -е́д, from Russian есть, from Proto-Slavic ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

толстокожий (Russian): thick-skinned

Definitions

  1. thick-skinned

Ancestry of “толстокожий”, step by step

толстокожий traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ко́жа

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianко́жаskin
2Russian-е́дSuffix added to stems to show that it eats something; an eater
3Russianестьto eat
4Proto-Slavicěstito eat
5Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Russian то́лстый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianто́лстыйstout
2Russian-щинаSuffix added to stems to show that it is a collective or a condition; -hood, -dom, -ness, -ism
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ēˀstei →
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