Where does “śmiercionka” come from?
śmiercionka (Polish) comes from Polish śmierć, from Proto-Slavic sъmьrtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic su-mirtis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mirtis, from Proto-Indo-European mértis, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
śmiercionka (Polish): COVID-19 vaccine
Definitions
- COVID-19 vaccine
Ancestry of “śmiercionka”, step by step
śmiercionka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish śmierć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | śmierć | death |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъmьrtь | death |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | su-mirtis | natural death |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mirtis | death |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mértis | death |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Polish szczepionka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szczepionka | vaccine |
| 2 | Polish | -onka | forms feminine nouns |
| 3 | Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;... |
| 4 | Old Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |