Where does “mieczonos” come from?

mieczonos (Polish) comes from Polish nos, from Old Polish nos, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

mieczonos (Polish): sword-nosed bat

Definitions

  1. sword-nosed bat

Ancestry of “mieczonos”, step by step

mieczonos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish nos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnosnose
2Old Polishnosnose
3Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Polish miecz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmieczsword
2Old Polishmieczsword
3Proto-SlavicmečьAlternative form of *mь̀čь
4Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús →Every word from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ →