Where does “gorzelnik” come from?

gorzelnik (Polish) comes from Polish gorzelnia, from Polish gorzeć, from Proto-Slavic gorěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic garḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

gorzelnik (Polish): distiller

Definitions

  1. distiller

Ancestry of “gorzelnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgorzelniadistillery; a factory that produces distilled...
2Polishgorzećto burn
3Proto-Slavicgorětito burn
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgarḗˀteito burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic garḗˀtei →
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