Where does “chruśniak” come from?

chruśniak (Polish) comes from Polish chrust, from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom.

chruśniak (Polish): thickets

Definitions

  1. thickets

Ancestry of “chruśniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchrustbrushwood; thicket; angel wings
2Proto-Slavicxvorstъbrushwood
3Proto-Balto-Slavickšwáršta
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kworstom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kworstom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kšwáršta →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorstъ →