Where does “gryzak” come from?

gryzak (Polish) comes from Polish gryźć, from Proto-Slavic gryzti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei.

gryzak (Polish): chew toy; teething ring

Definitions

  1. chew toy; teething ring

Ancestry of “gryzak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgryźćto bite; to gnaw; to nag at, to bother
2Proto-Slavicgryztito gnaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgrūˀźtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic grūˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic gryzti →Every word from Polish gryźć →