Where does “żarna” come from?

żarna (Polish) comes from Old Polish żarnów, from Proto-Slavic žьrny, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gírˀnūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

żarna (Polish): quern

Definitions

  1. quern

Ancestry of “żarna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishżarnówquernstone
2Proto-Slavicžьrnymillstone
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*gírˀnūˀsmillstone
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂wōquern, mill-stone
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂wō →