Where does “łódkodziób” come from?
łódkodziób (Polish) comes from Polish dziób, from Proto-Slavic zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.
łódkodziób (Polish): bushbird
Definitions
- bushbird
Ancestry of “łódkodziób”, step by step
łódkodziób traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish dziób
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dziób | beak, bill; trap, gob, piehole; mug |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | zǫbъ | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źámbas | tooth; sharp or jagged edge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵómbʰos | tooth; row of teeth; peg |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵómbʰ- | to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg |
via Polish łódka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | łódka | Diminutive of łódź; boat, dinghy |
| 2 | Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;... |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |