Where does “gówniak” come from?

gówniak (Polish) comes from Polish gówno, from Proto-Slavic govьno, from Proto-Indo-European g(ʷ)owH-.

gówniak (Polish): crib lizard; crotch goblin; shithead, little shit

Definitions

  1. crib lizard; crotch goblin; shithead, little shit

Ancestry of “gówniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgównoshit, excrement; piece of shit, something of low...
2Proto-Slavicgovьnoshit
3Proto-Indo-Europeang(ʷ)owH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʷ)owH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic govьno →Every word from Polish gówno →