Where does “różnoząb” come from?

różnoząb (Polish) comes from Polish Ząb, from Old Polish ząb, from Proto-Slavic zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

różnoząb (Polish): Any moss of the genus Cynodontium

Definitions

  1. Any moss of the genus Cynodontium

Ancestry of “różnoząb”, step by step

różnoząb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ząb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZąbtooth
2Old Polishząbtooth
3Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Polish różny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishróżnyvarious
2Old Polishrózdnymanifold, various
3Proto-Slavicorzьnъvaried
4Proto-Slavic-ьnъ-ish, -ic, -al, -ed; From adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →