Where does “gwiazdozbiór” come from?

gwiazdozbiór (Polish) comes from Polish zbiór, from Polish zbierać, from Polish zebrać, from Polish brać, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

gwiazdozbiór (Polish): constellation

Definitions

  1. constellation

Ancestry of “gwiazdozbiór”, step by step

gwiazdozbiór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish zbiór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzbiórset, collection; crop; set
2Polishzbieraćto collect
3Polishzebraćto collect, to gather
4Polishbraćcompany; band; to take; to take psychoactive...
5Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
6Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Polish Gwiazda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGwiazdastar
2Old Polishgwiazda
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei
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