Where does “żółciak” come from?

żółciak (Polish) comes from Polish żółć, from Proto-Slavic zьlčь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃-.

żółciak (Polish): chicken of the woods; any mushroom of the genus Laetiporus

Definitions

  1. chicken of the woods; any mushroom of the genus Laetiporus

Ancestry of “żółciak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżółćyellow; bile
2Proto-Slaviczьlčьbile
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźulʔ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlh₃-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьlčь →