Where does “rzezimieszek” come from?

rzezimieszek (Polish) comes from Polish rzezać, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

rzezimieszek (Polish): thug, bandit, robber

Definitions

  1. thug, bandit, robber

Ancestry of “rzezimieszek”, step by step

rzezimieszek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish rzezać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrzezaćto cut; to carve, to sculpt
2Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

via Polish mieszek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishmieszekDiminutive of miech; follicle; codpiece
2Proto-Slavic*měšьkъlittle bag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišásbag, sack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →