Where does “чернотелка” come from?

чернотелка (Russian) comes from Russian чёрный, from Proto-Slavic čьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kiršnas, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥snós, from Proto-Indo-European kers- — black, dirty; run; to run.

чернотелка (Russian): darkling beetle

Definitions

  1. darkling beetle

Ancestry of “чернотелка”, step by step

чернотелка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian чёрный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчёрныйblack; rough, coarse; back
2Proto-Slavicčьrnъblack
3Proto-Balto-Slavickiršnasblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥snósblack; dark, dusky
5Proto-Indo-Europeankers-black, dirty; run; to run

via Russian те́ло

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