Where does “stonoga” come from?

stonoga (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian nòga, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

stonoga (Serbo-Croatian): centipede

Definitions

  1. centipede

Ancestry of “stonoga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannògaleg
2Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Serbo-Croatian nòga →