Where does “kòlczatka” come from?

kòlczatka (Kashubian) comes from Polish kolczatka, from Polish kolec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

kòlczatka (Kashubian): echidna

Definitions

  1. echidna

Ancestry of “kòlczatka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkolczatkaechidna
2Polishkolecprickle, spine; thorn, aculeus; spike
3Polish-ecA masculine suffix
4Old Polish-ecforms nouns
5Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
6Lithuanian-ikas—
7Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →