Where does “polatouche” come from?
polatouche (English) comes from French polatouche, from Polish polatucha, from Polish -ucha, from Old Polish -ucha, from Old Polish -ą, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.
polatouche (English): A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east
Definitions
- A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east
Ancestry of “polatouche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | polatouche | Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) |
| 2 | Polish | polatucha | flying squirrel, especially an Old World flying squirrel |
| 3 | Polish | -ucha | forms nouns, usually augmentative in nature; may be of either gender, though typically feminine |
| 4 | Old Polish | -ucha | forms nouns |
| 5 | Old Polish | -ą | forms third person plural of verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -a | id |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōd | — |