Where does “trupożerca” come from?

trupożerca (Polish) comes from Polish żerca, from Polish -ca, from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

trupożerca (Polish): corpse-eater, carrion-eater, scavenger

Definitions

  1. corpse-eater, carrion-eater, scavenger

Ancestry of “trupożerca”, step by step

trupożerca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żerca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishżercaA type of priest in Slavic pagan religion; One...
2Polish-caForms agent nouns
3Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
5Proto-Slavic-ьka—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
7Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Polish trup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrupcorpse; a device broken beyond repair; clunker,...
2Old Polishtrup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Polish -ca →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →
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