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Where does “dusiciel” come from?

dusiciel (Polish) comes from Polish -ciel, from Proto-Slavic -teľь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

dusiciel (Polish): strangler, choker; constrictor; boid

Definitions

  1. strangler, choker; constrictor; boid

Ancestry of “dusiciel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-cielForms masculine agent nouns
2Proto-Slavic-teľьDeverbative, forms agent nouns from the...
3Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
5Proto-Finnicwiša—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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