Where does “trząska” come from?

trząska (Polish) comes from Polish trząść, from Proto-Slavic tręstì — to shake.

trząska (Polish): mixture of oatmeal, rye, or wheat with hay as feed for cattle in winter

Definitions

  1. mixture of oatmeal, rye, or wheat with hay as feed for cattle in winter

Ancestry of “trząska”, step by step

trząska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish trząść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrząśćto shake; to shiver, to tremble, to quake, to...
2Proto-Slavictręstìto shake

via Proto-Slavic trěska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictrěskasliver, chip, splinter; cod
Every word from Proto-Slavic tręstìEvery word from Polish trząść