Where does “jaszczurkołap” come from?

jaszczurkołap (Polish) comes from Polish łapać, from Old Polish łapać, from Proto-Slavic *lapati.

jaszczurkołap (Polish): lizard buzzard

Definitions

  1. lizard buzzard

Ancestry of “jaszczurkołap”, step by step

jaszczurkołap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish łapać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłapaćto grab
2Old Polishłapaćto grab
3Proto-Slavic*lapati

via Polish jaszczurka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjaszczurkalizard
2Proto-Slavic*aščerъka
Every word from Proto-Slavic *lapatiEvery word from Old Polish łapaćEvery word from Polish łapać
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