Where does “spermochłon” come from?

spermochłon (Polish) comes from Polish chłonąć, from Proto-Slavic *xolnǫti.

Ancestry of “spermochłon”, step by step

spermochłon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish chłonąć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchłonąćto absorb
2Proto-Slavic*xolnǫti—

via Polish sperma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishspermasemen
2Late Latinsperma—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *xolnǫti →Every word from Polish chłonąć →