Where does “dziurawiec” come from?

dziurawiec (Polish) comes from Polish dziura, from Proto-Slavic dura — hole.

dziurawiec (Polish): St. John's wort, goatweed

Definitions

  1. St. John's wort, goatweed

Ancestry of “dziurawiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziurahole; cavity; backwater, a place that is...
2Proto-Slavicdurahole
Every word from Proto-Slavic dura →Every word from Polish dziura →
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