Where does “членистоногое” come from?

членистоногое (Russian) comes from Russian нога́, from Old East Slavic нога, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

членистоногое (Russian): arthropod

Definitions

  1. arthropod

Ancestry of “членистоногое”, step by step

членистоногое traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian нога́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнога́foot, leg; legs; leg
2Old East Slavicногаleg
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Russian чле́нистый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчле́нистый—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old East Slavic нога →