Where does “żwacz” come from?

żwacz (Polish) comes from Old Polish żwać, from Proto-Slavic žьvàti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

żwacz (Polish): rumen, paunch, fardingbag

Definitions

  1. rumen, paunch, fardingbag

Ancestry of “żwacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishżwaćto chew
2Proto-Slavicžьvàtito chew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьvàti →Every word from Old Polish żwać →