Where does “узловой” come from?

узловой (Russian) comes from Russian у́зел, from Proto-Slavic ǫzlъ — knot.

узловой (Russian): junction, transfer; nodal, nodular; pivotal, key,...

Definitions

  1. junction, transfer; nodal, nodular; pivotal, key,...

Ancestry of “узловой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу́зелknot, bundle
2Proto-Slavicǫzlъknot
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫzlъ →Every word from Russian у́зел →