Where does “jeżozwierz” come from?

jeżozwierz (Polish) comes from Polish Jeż, from Proto-Slavic ežь, from Latvian ezis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis — hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals.

jeżozwierz (Polish): porcupine

Definitions

  1. porcupine

Ancestry of “jeżozwierz”, step by step

jeżozwierz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Jeż

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishJeżhedgehog
2Proto-Slavicežьhedgehog
3Latvianezishedgehog
4Proto-Balto-Slavicežis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰishedgehog, hedgehog-like animals

via Polish Zwierz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZwierzwild animal, beast
2Proto-Slaviczvěrьwild animal, beast
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźwēˀríswild animal, beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ežis →Every word from Latvian ezis →
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