Where does “łuskogłowik” come from?

łuskogłowik (Polish) comes from Polish głowa, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

łuskogłowik (Polish): any bird of the genus Sporopipes

Definitions

  1. any bird of the genus Sporopipes

Ancestry of “łuskogłowik”, step by step

łuskogłowik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish głowa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgłowahead
2Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
3Old Polish-kafeminine noun suffix
4Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

via Polish łuska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłuskascale, keratin pieces covering the skin of...
2Proto-Slavicluskàpeel, shell, pod, scale
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Polish -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →