Where does “павучиха” come from?

павучиха (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian павук, from Old East Slavic паукъ, from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

павучиха (Ukrainian): female spider

Definitions

  1. female spider

Ancestry of “павучиха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпавукspider
2Old East Slavicпаукъspider
3Proto-Slavicpaǫkъspider
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkosEvery word from Proto-Slavic paǫkъ