Where does “brzęczka” come from?

brzęczka (Polish) comes from Polish brzęczeć, from Proto-Slavic bręčati — to buzz.

brzęczka (Polish): Savi's warbler

Definitions

  1. Savi's warbler

Ancestry of “brzęczka”, step by step

brzęczka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish brzęczeć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbrzęczećto buzz; to hum; to clang
2Proto-Slavicbręčatito buzz

via Old Polish brzeczka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbrzeczkawort
2Proto-Slavic*brečьkawort
Every word from Proto-Slavic bręčatiEvery word from Polish brzęczeć