Where does “krótkowąs” come from?

krótkowąs (Polish) comes from Polish Wąs, from Proto-Slavic ǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

krótkowąs (Polish): hepialid, swift moth

Definitions

  1. hepialid, swift moth

Ancestry of “krótkowąs”, step by step

krótkowąs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Wąs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWąsmoustache
2Proto-Slavicǫsъhair of a moustache; moustache
3Proto-Slavicvǫdsъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwónsa—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰsom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Polish Krótki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKrótkishort
2Lower Sorbiankrotkishort
3Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa →
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