Where does “узкотелый” come from?

узкотелый (Russian) comes from Russian у́зкий, from Proto-Slavic ǫzъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

узкотелый (Russian): narrow-bodied; having a body which is narrow or thin

Definitions

  1. narrow-bodied; having a body which is narrow or thin

Ancestry of “узкотелый”, step by step

узкотелый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian у́зкий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу́зкийnarrow
2Proto-Slavicǫzъkъnarrow, tight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicanźukas—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicanźus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Russian те́ло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianте́лоbody physical structure of a human or animal
2Old East Slavicтѣлоbody
3Proto-Slavictělobody
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus →
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