Where does “źiśelc” come from?
źiśelc (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic dętelьcь, from Proto-Slavic dętelъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic delbtelas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ-tel-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰelbʰ- — to dig, excavate.
źiśelc (Lower Sorbian): woodpecker; great spotted woodpecker
Definitions
- woodpecker; great spotted woodpecker
Ancestry of “źiśelc”, step by step