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Where does “mrówkojad” come from?

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

mrówkojad (Polish): anteater, myrmecophagid; formicariid; antthrush...

Definitions

  1. anteater, myrmecophagid; formicariid; antthrush...

Ancestry of “mrówkojad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmrówkaant, formicid; Someone who is hardworking and...
2Proto-Slavicmorvъant
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*marwís—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morwís →