Where does “mrówkożer” come from?

mrówkożer (Polish) comes from Polish mrówka, from Proto-Slavic morvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís, from Proto-Indo-European morwís — ant.

mrówkożer (Polish): any gnateater of the genus Conopophaga

Definitions

  1. any gnateater of the genus Conopophaga

Ancestry of “mrówkożer”, step by step

mrówkożer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mrówka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmrówkaant, formicid; Someone who is hardworking and...
2Proto-Slavicmorvъant
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*marwísant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwísant

via Polish żer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżerprey, provender
2Old Polishżyr—
3Proto-Slavicžirъfeed?, fodder?, grease?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morwís →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís →Every word from Proto-Slavic morvъ →
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