Where does “tchórzofretka” come from?

tchórzofretka (Polish) comes from Polish tchórz, from Proto-Slavic dъxorь — polecat.

tchórzofretka (Polish): polecat–ferret hybrid

Definitions

  1. polecat–ferret hybrid

Ancestry of “tchórzofretka”, step by step

tchórzofretka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tchórz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtchórzcoward; European polecat, "Mustela putorius"
2Proto-Slavicdъxorьpolecat

via Polish fretka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfretkaferret
Every word from Proto-Slavic dъxorь →Every word from Polish tchórz →