Where does “tęgoskór” come from?

tęgoskór (Polish) comes from Polish skóra, from Proto-Slavic skora, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

tęgoskór (Polish): Any fungus of the genus Scleroderma (earth balls)

Definitions

  1. Any fungus of the genus Scleroderma (earth balls)

Ancestry of “tęgoskór”, step by step

tęgoskór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish skóra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskóraskin; leather
2Proto-Slavicskorabast, skin
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Polish tęgi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtęgistout; burly; severe
2Proto-Slavictǫ̑gъtight, solid, tough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic skora →Every word from Polish skóra →