Where does “blachosmród” come from?

blachosmród (Polish) comes from Polish blacha, from Middle High German blëch, from Old High German bleh, from Proto-Germanic *blik, from Proto-Germanic bliką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

blachosmród (Polish): car

Definitions

  1. car

Ancestry of “blachosmród”, step by step

blachosmród traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish blacha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishblachasheet metal
2Middle High Germanblëchsmall metal plate; ornament on a woman's dress
3Old High Germanblehthin leaf of metal, plate; metal plate
4Proto-Germanic*blik—
5Proto-Germanicblikąshine; look; metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine

via Polish smród

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsmródstink, stench
2Proto-Slavicsmȏrdъstench
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsmorʔdos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmord-o-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →