Where does “świszczypała” come from?

świszczypała (Polish) comes from Polish świszczeć, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

świszczypała (Polish): harum-scarum, madcap

Definitions

  1. harum-scarum, madcap

Ancestry of “świszczypała”, step by step

świszczypała traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish świszczeć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishświszczećto swish, to whistle, to whiz
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Old Polish-ecforms nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

via Polish pała

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpałaclub, staff
2Polishpałkacudgel, club
3Proto-Slavicpalъkacane, stick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →