Where does “rybołów” come from?

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

rybołów (Polish): osprey, pandionid; fisherman

Definitions

  1. osprey, pandionid; fisherman

Ancestry of “rybołów”, step by step

rybołów traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ryba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishRybafish
2Old Polishrybafish
3Proto-Slavicrybafish
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish

via Polish łów

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłówhunt; second-person singular imperative of łowić
2Proto-Slaviclȏvъhunting, hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

Words derived from “rybołów”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ryba →Every word from Old Polish ryba →