Where does “mięsożerca” come from?

mięsożerca (Polish) comes from Polish mięso, from Proto-Slavic męso, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mēnsā́ˀ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

mięsożerca (Polish): carnivore; meat-eater, carnivore

Definitions

  1. carnivore; meat-eater, carnivore

Ancestry of “mięsożerca”, step by step

mięsożerca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mięso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmięsomeat
2Proto-Slavicmęsomeat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmēnsā́ˀ
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗnsmeat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-

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
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