Where does “liściożerny” come from?

liściożerny (Polish) comes from Polish żreć, from Proto-Slavic žerti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

liściożerny (Polish): folivorous, phyllophagous

Definitions

  1. folivorous, phyllophagous

Ancestry of “liściożerny”, step by step

liściożerny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żreć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżrećto gorge, to stuff oneself, to eat greedily, to...
2Proto-Slavicžertito devour, glut; Alternative form of *žьrti
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgerˀteidevour, lap up
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

via Polish liść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishliśćleaf; bitch slap
2Proto-Slaviclistъleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic žerti →