Where does “паук” come from?

паук (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

паук (Serbo-Croatian): spider; tow truck, breakdown lorry, wrecker;...

Definitions

  1. spider; tow truck, breakdown lorry, wrecker;...

Ancestry of “паук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpaǫkъspider
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
3Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos →Every word from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ →
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