Where does “Świerszcz” come from?
Świerszcz (Polish) comes from Old Polish [[świercz]], [[śwircz]], from Proto-Slavic svьrčь, from Proto-Slavic -ъ, from Proto-Indo-European -om, from Proto-Indo-European -o-.
Świerszcz (Polish): cricket
Definitions
- cricket
Ancestry of “Świerszcz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | [[świercz]], [[śwircz]] | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svьrčь | cricket |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ъ | *poteťi → *potokъ; *teťi → *tokъ; *gňiti →... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -om | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -o- | — |