Where does “rzygacz” come from?

rzygacz (Polish) comes from Polish rzygać, from Proto-Slavic rigati, from Proto-Slavic rygati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūˀgā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rug-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- — to belch; to roar.

rzygacz (Polish): gargoyle

Definitions

  1. gargoyle

Ancestry of “rzygacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrzygaćto vomit, to puke
2Proto-Slavicrigati—
3Proto-Slavicrygatito belch
4Proto-Balto-Slavicrūˀgā́ˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rug-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewg-to belch; to roar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rug- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūˀgā́ˀtei →