Where does “łuszczak” come from?

łuszczak (Polish) comes from Polish łuszczyć, from Proto-Slavic luščiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

łuszczak (Polish): any fungus of the genus Psora of fishscale lichen

Definitions

  1. any fungus of the genus Psora of fishscale lichen

Ancestry of “łuszczak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłuszczyćto shell, to decorticate
2Proto-Slavicluščitito peel, to shell
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti
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