Where does “piłodziób” come from?

piłodziób (Polish) comes from Polish piła, from Polish piłka, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

piłodziób (Polish): motmot

Definitions

  1. motmot

Ancestry of “piłodziób”, step by step

piłodziób traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish piła

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiłasaw; sawfish; third-person singular feminine past...
2Polishpiłkaball; Diminutive of piła
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Polish dziób

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzióbbeak, bill; trap, gob, piehole; mug
2Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →