Where does “trupożerny” come from?

trupożerny (Polish) comes from Polish żreć, from Proto-Slavic žerti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

trupożerny (Polish): corpse-eating, carrion-eating, necrophagous

Definitions

  1. corpse-eating, carrion-eating, necrophagous

Ancestry of “trupożerny”, step by step

trupożerny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żreć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżrećto gorge, to stuff oneself, to eat greedily, to...
2Proto-Slavicžertito devour, glut; Alternative form of *žьrti
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgerˀteidevour, lap up
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

via Polish trup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrupcorpse; a device broken beyond repair; clunker,...
2Old Polishtrup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic žerti →