Where does “dzióbać” come from?

dzióbać (Polish) comes from Old Polish zobać, from Proto-Slavic zobati, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

dzióbać (Polish): to peck

Definitions

  1. to peck

Ancestry of “dzióbać”, step by step

dzióbać traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish zobać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzobaćto peck
2Proto-Slaviczobatito peck
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch

via Polish dziubać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziubać—
2Proto-Slavic*ďubatito peck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zobati →Every word from Old Polish zobać →
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