Where does “trut” come from?
trut (Polish) comes from Polish truć, from Proto-Slavic truti, from Proto-Indo-European trewH-.
trut (Polish): drone; stench; leprosy
Ancestry of “trut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | truć | to poison |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | truti | to feed?; to consume?; to poison? |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trewH- | — |