Where does “żółtodziób” come from?

żółtodziób (Polish) comes from Polish dziób, from Proto-Slavic zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

żółtodziób (Polish): novice, rookie, greenhorn

Definitions

  1. novice, rookie, greenhorn

Ancestry of “żółtodziób”, step by step

żółtodziób traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish dziób

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzióbbeak, bill; trap, gob, piehole; mug
2Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Polish Żółty

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

Words derived from “żółtodziób”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →