Where does “dzieciobójca” come from?

dzieciobójca (Polish) comes from Polish bić, from Proto-Slavic bìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

dzieciobójca (Polish): infanticide

Definitions

  1. infanticide

Ancestry of “dzieciobójca”, step by step

dzieciobójca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish bić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbićto beat
2Proto-Slavicbìtito beat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbī́ˀteito beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Polish dziecko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzieckochild
2Polishdziecięchild
3Proto-Slavicdětęchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dzieciobójca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →