Where does “rzęsny” come from?

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

rzęsny (Polish): eyelash

Definitions

  1. eyelash

Ancestry of “rzęsny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishRzęsaeyelash
2Proto-Slavicręsaedge, fringe; eyelashes; duckweed, turf
3Proto-Slavicręditito arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “rzęsny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręditi →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręsa →
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