Where does “suchokwiat” come from?

suchokwiat (Polish) comes from Polish kwiat, from Proto-Slavic květъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwoyt-o-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- — to shine.

suchokwiat (Polish): a plant of the genus Xeranthemum

Definitions

  1. a plant of the genus Xeranthemum

Ancestry of “suchokwiat”, step by step

suchokwiat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kwiat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkwiatflower
2Proto-Slavickvětъbright color, light; color, bloom, flower
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwoyt-o-white, light
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyt-to shine

via Polish Suchy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSuchydry
2Proto-Slavicsȗxъdry
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*saušásdry
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ewsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyt- →