Where does “skąponóg” come from?

skąponóg (Polish) comes from Polish noga, from Old Polish noga, from Proto-Slavic nogà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

skąponóg (Polish): pauropod

Definitions

  1. pauropod

Ancestry of “skąponóg”, step by step

skąponóg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Polish skąpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskąpystingy, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly;...
2Proto-Slavicskǫpъexpensive, valuable; stingy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old Polish noga →
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