Where does “rybak” come from?

rybak (Polish) comes from Polish ryba, from Proto-Slavic ryba, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.

rybak (Polish): fisherman, fisher

Definitions

  1. fisherman, fisher

Ancestry of “rybak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrybafish
2Proto-Slavicrybafish
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ryba →Every word from Polish ryba →
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