Where does “szynszyloszczur” come from?

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

szynszyloszczur (Polish): chinchilla rat

Definitions

  1. chinchilla rat

Ancestry of “szynszyloszczur”, step by step

szynszyloszczur 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 szynszyla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszynszylachinchilla
2Frenchchinchillachinchilla rodent
3Spanishchinchillachinchilla
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ščurъ →Every word from Polish Szczur →