Where does “biczogon” come from?

biczogon (Polish) comes from Polish bicz, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.

biczogon (Polish): spiny-tailed lizard, uromastice, mastigure

Definitions

  1. spiny-tailed lizard, uromastice, mastigure

Ancestry of “biczogon”, step by step

biczogon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish bicz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbiczwhip
2Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—

via Polish ogon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishogontail; queue
2Proto-Slavicogonъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from Polish bicz →