Where does “языкове́д” come from?
языкове́д (Russian) comes from Russian языковедение, 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.
языкове́д (Russian): linguist (one who studies linguistics)
Definitions
- linguist (one who studies linguistics)
Ancestry of “языкове́д”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | языковедение | linguistics |
| 2 | Russian | язы́к | tongue; language |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | ѧзꙑкъ | a tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ęzykъ | tongue; language |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | inźūˀ-kas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *inźūˀs | tongue |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *dinźūˀs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |