Where does “miedziopierś” come from?

miedziopierś (Polish) comes from Polish pierś, from Proto-Slavic pьrsь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀśis, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

miedziopierś (Polish): an emerald dragonfly, of the genus Somatochlora

Definitions

  1. an emerald dragonfly, of the genus Somatochlora

Ancestry of “miedziopierś”, step by step

miedziopierś traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pierś

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpierśbreast, chest; breast
2Proto-Slavicpьrsьchest, breast
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀśischest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Polish miedź

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmiedźcopper
2Proto-Slavicmědьcopper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀśis →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьrsь →