Where does “prądożerca” come from?
prądożerca (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.
prądożerca (Polish): something that uses a lot of electricity
Definitions
- something that uses a lot of electricity
Ancestry of “prądożerca”, step by step
prądożerca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish żerca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | żerca | A type of priest in Slavic pagan religion; One... |
| 2 | Polish | -ca | Forms agent nouns |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ca | forms agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьca | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ьka | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ikaʔ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ikeh₂ | — |
via Polish prąd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | prąd | current, electricity; current; trend, movement |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | prǫdъ | stream, current; sand bank; swift, rapid |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pręsti | to spin |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | (s)prenˀd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)prend- | to spin, to swift; to sprint |