Where does “rzęsa” come from?

rzęsa (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ręsa, from Proto-Slavic ręditi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rzęsa (Polish): eyelash; Any duckweed of the genus "Lemna"

Definitions

  1. eyelash; Any duckweed of the genus "Lemna"

Ancestry of “rzęsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicręsaedge, fringe; eyelashes; duckweed, turf
2Proto-Slavicręditito arrange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręditi →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręsa →