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Where does “nietoperz” come from?

nietoperz (Polish) comes from Old Polish nietopyrz, from Proto-Slavic netopyřь, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷto-peryo.

nietoperz (Polish): bat

Definitions

  1. bat

Ancestry of “nietoperz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishnietopyrzbat
2Proto-Slavicnetopyřьbat
3Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷto-peryo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷto-peryo →