Where does “sorkonos” come from?

sorkonos (Polish) comes from Polish nos, from Old Polish nos, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

sorkonos (Polish): any elephant shrew of the genus Rhynchocyon

Definitions

any elephant shrew of the genus Rhynchocyon

Ancestry of “sorkonos”, step by step

sorkonos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish nos

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	nos	nose
2	Old Polish	nos	nose
3	Proto-Slavic	nȍsъ	nose
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	nasús	nose
5	Proto-Indo-European	néh₂s-	nose, nostril

via Polish sorek

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	sorek	any shrew of the genus Notiosorex

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús →Every word from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ →