Where does “muchołówka” come from?

muchołówka (Polish) comes from Polish łowić, from Proto-Slavic lovìti — to catch.

muchołówka (Polish): any flycatcher of the genus Muscicapa

Definitions

  1. any flycatcher of the genus Muscicapa

Ancestry of “muchołówka”, step by step

muchołówka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish łowić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłowićto catch; to fish
2Proto-Slaviclovìtito catch

via Polish Mucha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMuchafly
2Proto-Slavicmùxafly
Every word from Proto-Slavic lovìti →Every word from Polish łowić →