Where does “drobnonóg” come from?

drobnonóg (Polish) comes from Polish Drobny, from Old Polish drobny, from Proto-Slavic drobьnъ, from Proto-Slavic drobiti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drobnonóg (Polish): symphylan, pseudocentipede, garden centipede

Definitions

  1. symphylan, pseudocentipede, garden centipede

Ancestry of “drobnonóg”, step by step

drobnonóg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Drobny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishDrobnyfine
2Old Polishdrobnyfine
3Proto-Slavicdrobьnъsmall, fine
4Proto-Slavicdrobitito crumble, crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic drobiti →Every word from Proto-Slavic drobьnъ →