Where does “krowiak” come from?

krowiak (Polish) comes from Polish krowa, from Old Polish krowa, from Proto-Slavic kòrva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

krowiak (Polish): any mushroom of the genus Paxillus

Definitions

  1. any mushroom of the genus Paxillus

Ancestry of “krowiak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkrowacow
2Old Polishkrowacow
3Proto-Slavickòrvacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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