Where does “padlinożerny” come from?
padlinożerny (Polish) comes from Polish żreć, from Proto-Slavic žerti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
padlinożerny (Polish): carrion-eating, necrophagous
Definitions
- carrion-eating, necrophagous
Ancestry of “padlinożerny”, step by step
padlinożerny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish żreć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | żreć | to gorge, to stuff oneself, to eat greedily, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žerti | to devour, glut; Alternative form of *žьrti |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gerˀtei | devour, lap up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |
via Polish padlina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | padlina | carrion |
| 2 | Polish | -ina | appended to nouns or proper nouns, often surnames (ending with -a and -g, -ge, -go) to form nouns meaning: wife of |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ina | forms feminine nouns of various meanings |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ina | Denominal, forming collectives denoting something... |