Where does “gryzoń” come from?

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

gryzoń (Polish): rodent, any mammal of the order Rodentia

Definitions

  1. rodent, any mammal of the order Rodentia

Ancestry of “gryzoń”, 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 →