Where does “mrównik” come from?

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

mrównik (Polish): aardvark; Tubulidentata

Definitions

  1. aardvark; Tubulidentata

Ancestry of “mrównik”, step by step

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