Where does “pełzacz” come from?

pełzacz (Polish) comes from Polish pełzać, from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźtei.

pełzacz (Polish): treecreeper

Definitions

  1. treecreeper

Ancestry of “pełzacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpełzaćto crawl
2Proto-Slavicpь̀lzatito creep, to crawl
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*pilźtei
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pilźteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic pь̀lzatiEvery word from Polish pełzać
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