Where does “ogorzałka” come from?

ogorzałka (Polish) comes from Polish ogorzeć, from Polish gorzeć, from Proto-Slavic gorěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic garḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

ogorzałka (Polish): scaup, especially the greater scaup (Aythya marila)

Definitions

  1. scaup, especially the greater scaup (Aythya marila)

Ancestry of “ogorzałka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishogorzećto sunburn, to tan, to become weathered by the Sun
2Polishgorzećto burn
3Proto-Slavicgorětito burn
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgarḗˀteito burn
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic garḗˀtei →