Where does “чёрный усач” come from?
чёрный усач (Russian) comes from Russian усач, from Russian ус, from Old East Slavic усъ, from Proto-Slavic ǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
чёрный усач (Russian): Any longhorn beetle of the genus Monochamus
Definitions
- Any longhorn beetle of the genus Monochamus
Ancestry of “чёрный усач”, step by step
чёрный усач traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian усач
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | усач | A man with a mustache, especially a large one |
| 2 | Russian | ус | moustache; whisker; feeler, antenna |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | усъ | moustache, beard |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ǫsъ | hair of a moustache; moustache |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vǫdsъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wónsa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wondʰsom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |