Where does “smoczek” come from?

smoczek (Polish) comes from Polish Smok, from Proto-Slavic smokъ — snake, colubrid?; dragon, serpent?.

smoczek (Polish): pacifier, dummy; teat; Diminutive of smok

Definitions

  1. pacifier, dummy; teat; Diminutive of smok

Ancestry of “smoczek”, step by step

smoczek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Smok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSmokdragon
2Proto-Slavicsmokъsnake, colubrid?; dragon, serpent?

via Polish smokać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsmokać—
Every word from Proto-Slavic smokъ →Every word from Polish Smok →