Where does “jamochłon” come from?

jamochłon (Polish) comes from Polish jama, from Polish -nik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

jamochłon (Polish): coelenterate

Definitions

  1. coelenterate

Ancestry of “jamochłon”, step by step

jamochłon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish jama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjamacavity; cave; burrow
2Polish-nik-er
3Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
4Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

via Polish chłonąć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchłonąćto absorb
2Proto-Slavic*xolnǫti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъ →Every word from Polish -nik →Every word from Old Polish -nik →