Where does “szczekaczka” come from?

szczekaczka (Polish) comes from Polish szczekać, from Proto-Slavic *ščekati.

szczekaczka (Polish): bullhorn, loudhailer, megaphone

Definitions

  1. bullhorn, loudhailer, megaphone

Ancestry of “szczekaczka”, step by step

szczekaczka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish szczekać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszczekaćto bark
2Proto-Slavic*ščekati

via Polish szczekacz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszczekacz
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ščekatiEvery word from Polish szczekać