Where does “szczurołaz” come from?

szczurołaz (Polish) comes from Polish Szczur, from Proto-Slavic ščurъ, from Proto-Indo-European skewh₂- — to lash, to swing, to buzz.

szczurołaz (Polish): any dasyure of the genus Myoictis

Definitions

  1. any dasyure of the genus Myoictis

Ancestry of “szczurołaz”, step by step

szczurołaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Szczur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSzczurrat
2Proto-Slavicščurъplayful, mischievous, perky; void, idle; type of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewh₂-to lash, to swing, to buzz

via Polish łazić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłazićto traipse, to saunter, to tramp
2Proto-Slaviclàzitito creep, to crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ščurъ →Every word from Polish Szczur →