Where does “sierszeń” come from?

sierszeń (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish sirszeń, from Proto-Slavic sьrxy, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirˀšṓ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

sierszeń (Old Polish): hornet

Definitions

  1. hornet

Ancestry of “sierszeń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishsirszeńhornet
2Proto-Slavicsьrxyhornet
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*śirˀšṓhornet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirˀšṓ →