Where does “cynga” come from?

cynga (Polish) comes from Russian цинга́, from Old Polish dzięgna, from Proto-Slavic dьgna, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

cynga (Polish): scurvy

Definitions

  1. scurvy

Ancestry of “cynga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianцинга́scurvy deficiency of vitamin C
2Old Polishdzięgnastomatitis
3Proto-Slavicdьgnascar; ditch; mussel
4Proto-Slavic-aid
5Proto-Indo-European-ōd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōd →Every word from Proto-Slavic -a →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьgna →