Where does “dławigad” come from?

dławigad (Polish) comes from Polish Gad, from Proto-Slavic gadъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷoh₁dʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₁dʰ- — excrement; to creep; excrement; dung.

dławigad (Polish): any stork of the genus Mycteria

Definitions

  1. any stork of the genus Mycteria

Ancestry of “dławigad”, step by step

dławigad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Gad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGadreptile
2Proto-Slavicgadъsnake, reptile; any creepy animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷoh₁dʰ-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₁dʰ-excrement; to creep; excrement; dung

via Polish dławić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdławićto stifle, to quell, to smother, to throttle, to...
2Old Polishdawićto choke, to strangle, to strangulate, to suffocate
3Proto-Slavicdāvìtito press, to plunge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₁dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷoh₁dʰ-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gadъ →