Where does “dziobowal” come from?

dziobowal (Polish) comes from Polish wał, from German wal, from Middle High German wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic hwal, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

dziobowal (Polish): mesoplodont whale

Definitions

  1. mesoplodont whale

Ancestry of “dziobowal”, step by step

dziobowal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wał

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwałlevee; embankment; shaft
2Germanwalwhale
3Middle High Germanwala whale
4Old High Germanwalbattlefield
5Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
6Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Polish dziób

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzióbbeak, bill; trap, gob, piehole; mug
2Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwal →