Where does “czarnobéstry” come from?

czarnobéstry (Polish) comes from Polish pstry, from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

czarnobéstry (Polish): having black spots

Definitions

  1. having black spots

Ancestry of “czarnobéstry”, step by step

czarnobéstry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pstry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpstryspotted; motley; variegated
2Proto-Slavicpьstrъvariegated
3Proto-Slavicpьsrъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpiśras—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpiḱrós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Polish Czarny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCzarnyblack
2Old Polishczarnyblack
3Proto-Slavic*čь̀rnъblack
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras →