Where does “утконос” come from?

утконос (Russian) comes from Russian но́с, from Old East Slavic носъ, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

утконос (Russian): platypus

Definitions

  1. platypus

Ancestry of “утконос”, step by step

утконос traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian но́с

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianно́сnose
2Old East Slavicносъnose
3Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Russian у́тка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianу́ткаduck

Words derived from “утконос”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús →Every word from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ →