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
- any fungus of the genus Psora of fishscale lichen
Ancestry of “łuszczak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | łuszczyć | to shell, to decorticate |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | luščiti | to peel, to shell |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |