Where does “owadożerca” come from?

owadożerca (Polish) comes from Polish żerca, from Polish -ca, from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

owadożerca (Polish): insectivore

Definitions

  1. insectivore

Ancestry of “owadożerca”, step by step

owadożerca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żerca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishżercaA type of priest in Slavic pagan religion; One...
2Polish-caForms agent nouns
3Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
5Proto-Slavic-ьka—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
7Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Polish owad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishowadinsect
2Proto-Slavicovadъbiting insect (horsefly/stable fly/gadfly, hornet)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Polish -ca →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →