Where does “cudowronka” come from?

cudowronka (Polish) comes from Polish Wrona, from Proto-Slavic vòrna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wárˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European wornéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

cudowronka (Polish): any bird-of-paradise of the genus Paradisaea

Definitions

  1. any bird-of-paradise of the genus Paradisaea

Ancestry of “cudowronka”, step by step

cudowronka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Wrona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWronahooded crow
2Proto-Slavicvòrnacrow
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwárˀnāˀcrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwornéh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Polish cud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcudmiracle
2Proto-Slavicčudomiracle, wonder
3Proto-Slavic-iščeDenominal, denoting places or spaces; Denominal,...
4Proto-Slavicisk-je—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wornéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wárˀnāˀ →