Where does “mrówkowód” come from?
mrówkowód (Polish) comes from Polish mrówka, from Proto-Slavic morvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís, from Proto-Indo-European morwís — ant.
mrówkowód (Polish): formicariid
Ancestry of “mrówkowód”, step by step
mrówkowód traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish mrówka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | mrówka | ant, formicid; Someone who is hardworking and... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | morvъ | ant |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *marwís | ant |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morwís | ant |
via Polish wodzić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | wodzić | to lead |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | voditi | to lead, to conduct |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wádīˀtei | to lead, to conduct |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |