Where does “topielica” come from?

topielica (Polish) comes from Polish topiel, from Polish topić, from Old Polish topić, from Proto-Slavic topìti — to heat; to drown.

topielica (Polish): water stick insect

Definitions

  1. water stick insect

Ancestry of “topielica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtopieldeep water; whirlpool
2Polishtopićto melt something; to dump into water; to force...
3Old Polishtopićto flood, to submerge
4Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown
Every word from Proto-Slavic topìti →Every word from Old Polish topić →Every word from Polish topić →