Where does “liściożerca” come from?

liściożerca (Polish) comes from Polish żerca, from Polish -ca, from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

liściożerca (Polish): folivore

Definitions

  1. folivore

Ancestry of “liściożerca”, step by step

liściożerca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żerca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishżercaA type of priest in Slavic pagan religion; One...
2Polish-caForms agent nouns
3Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
5Proto-Slavic-ьka—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
7Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Polish liść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishliśćleaf; bitch slap
2Proto-Slaviclistъleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Polish -ca →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →