Where does “szponiastonóg” come from?

szponiastonóg (Polish) comes from Polish szponiasty, from Polish szpon, from Proto-Slavic *sъpona, from Proto-Slavic sъpęti, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

szponiastonóg (Polish): any spurfowl of the genus Pternistis

Definitions

  1. any spurfowl of the genus Pternistis

Ancestry of “szponiastonóg”, step by step

szponiastonóg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish szponiasty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszponiastyclawed, taloned, talonlike
2Polishszpontalon
3Proto-Slavic*sъpona—
4Proto-Slavicsъpęti—
5Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
7Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →