Where does “sersyniok” come from?

sersyniok (Polish) comes from Polish Szerszeń, from Old Polish sirszeń, from Proto-Slavic sьrxy, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirˀšṓ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

sersyniok (Polish): person from Łakowice who dresses in colorful clothes in which yellow predominates

Definitions

  1. person from Łakowice who dresses in colorful clothes in which yellow predominates

Ancestry of “sersyniok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSzerszeńhornet, insect of genus Vespa, especially Vespa crabro
2Old Polishsirszeńhornet
3Proto-Slavicsьrxyhornet
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*śirˀšṓhornet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirˀšṓ →