Where does “žralok” come from?

žralok (Czech) comes from Polish żarłok, from Polish żreć, from Proto-Slavic žerti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

žralok (Czech): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “žralok”, step by step

žralok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żarłok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżarłokbig eater, glutton
2Polishżrećto gorge, to stuff oneself, to eat greedily, to...
3Proto-Slavicžertito devour, glut; Alternative form of *žьrti
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgerˀteidevour, lap up
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

via Czech žrát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžrátto eat; to guzzle; to be overzealous
2Old Czechžrátito eat, to devour
3Proto-Slavicžьrati—

Words derived from “žralok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic žerti →