Where does “stawonóg” come from?

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

stawonóg (Polish): arthropod

Definitions

  1. arthropod

Ancestry of “stawonóg”, step by step

stawonóg 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 staw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstawpond; joint; genitive plural of stawa
2Old Polishstaw—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic nogà →Every word from Old Polish noga →