Where does “żółtobrzuch” come from?

żółtobrzuch (Polish) comes from Polish Żółty, from Old Polish żółty, from Proto-Slavic *žь̑ltъ — yellow.

żółtobrzuch (Polish): any greenbul of the genus Chlorocichla

Definitions

  1. any greenbul of the genus Chlorocichla

Ancestry of “żółtobrzuch”, step by step

żółtobrzuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Żółty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻółtyyellow
2Old Polishżółty—
3Proto-Slavic*žь̑ltъyellow

via Polish brzuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbrzuchbelly, abdomen
2Proto-Slavicbřȗxobelly
Every word from Proto-Slavic *žь̑ltъ →Every word from Old Polish żółty →Every word from Polish Żółty →