Where does “świstun” come from?

świstun (Polish) comes from Polish Świst, from Polish świstać, from Proto-Slavic *svistati — to whistle, to swish.

świstun (Polish): wigeon

Definitions

  1. wigeon

Ancestry of “świstun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚwistswish, whiz, whistle
2Polishświstaćto swish, to whistle, to whiz
3Proto-Slavic*svistatito whistle, to swish
Every word from Proto-Slavic *svistati →Every word from Polish świstać →Every word from Polish Świst →
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