Where does “krwiściąg” come from?

krwiściąg (Polish) comes from Polish krew, from Old Polish krew, from Proto-Slavic kry, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs, from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

krwiściąg (Polish): burnet

Definitions

  1. burnet

Ancestry of “krwiściąg”, step by step

krwiściąg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish krew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkrewblood
2Old Polishkrewblood
3Proto-Slavickryblood
4Proto-Balto-Slavickrū́ˀsblood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréwh₂sblood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Polish ściągać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishściągaćto take off, to doff
2Polishciągaćto drag
3Proto-Slavictęgatito pull, to extract
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréwh₂s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic krū́ˀs →