Where does “praprapradziad” come from?

praprapradziad (Polish) comes from Polish prapradziad, from Polish pradziad, from Polish dziad, from Proto-Slavic dědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

praprapradziad (Polish): great great great grandfather

Definitions

  1. great great great grandfather

Ancestry of “praprapradziad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprapradziadgreat-great-grandfather
2Polishpradziadgreat-grandfather
3Polishdziadgrandfather; old man; beggar
4Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd- →