Where does “drapacz” come from?

drapacz (Polish) comes from Polish drapać, from Proto-Slavic drapati, from Proto-Slavic -pati.

drapacz (Polish): skyscraper

Definitions

  1. skyscraper

Ancestry of “drapacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdrapaćto scratch
2Proto-Slavicdrapatito scratch, to scrabble; to hightail, to flee; to...
3Proto-Slavic-pati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -pati →Every word from Proto-Slavic drapati →Every word from Polish drapać →