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