Where does “dwójnóg” come from?

dwójnóg (Polish) comes from Polish dwa, from Old Polish dwa, from Proto-Slavic dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic duwō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dwójnóg (Polish): bipod

Definitions

  1. bipod

Ancestry of “dwójnóg”, step by step

dwójnóg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish dwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdwatwo
2Old Polishdwatwo
3Proto-Slavicdъvatwo
4Proto-Balto-Slavicduwōtwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic duwō →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъva →