Where does “szerokodziób” come from?

szerokodziób (Polish) comes from Polish dziób, from Proto-Slavic zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

szerokodziób (Polish): broadbill

Definitions

  1. broadbill

Ancestry of “szerokodziób”, step by step

szerokodziób traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish dziób

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzióbbeak, bill; trap, gob, piehole; mug
2Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Polish szeroki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszerokiwide
2Old Polishszyrokiwide, broad
3Proto-Slavic*širòkъwide
4Proto-Slavic*širьexpanse, stretch, extent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →
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