Where does “языкатый” come from?

языкатый (Russian) comes from Russian язы́к, from Old East Slavic ѧзꙑкъ, from Proto-Slavic ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inźūˀ-kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

языкатый (Russian): sharp-tongued

Definitions

  1. sharp-tongued

Ancestry of “языкатый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianязы́кtongue; language
2Old East Slavicѧзꙑкъa tongue
3Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
4Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀstongue
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs →