Where does “gołoszyjnik” come from?

gołoszyjnik (Polish) comes from Polish Goły, from Old Polish goły, from Proto-Slavic golъ, from Proto-Indo-European gelH- — naked; head.

gołoszyjnik (Polish): bare-necked fruitcrow

Definitions

  1. bare-necked fruitcrow

Ancestry of “gołoszyjnik”, step by step

gołoszyjnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Goły

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGołynaked, bare
2Old Polishgołybare, naked, nude
3Proto-Slavicgolъbald; bare, naked, nude
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangelH-naked; head

via Polish szyja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszyjaneck
2Proto-Slavic*šìjaneck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic golъ →Every word from Old Polish goły →
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