Where does “dikobraz” come from?

dikobraz (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech dikobraz, from Russian дикобра́з, from Russian -о-, from Old East Slavic -о-, from Proto-Slavic -o-.

dikobraz (Serbo-Croatian): porcupine

Definitions

  1. porcupine

Ancestry of “dikobraz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdikobrazporcupine
2Russianдикобра́зporcupine
3Russian-о-water; art; owner
4Old East Slavic-о-—
5Proto-Slavic-o-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -o- →Every word from Russian -о- →Every word from Russian дикобра́з →