Where does “trzewikodziób” come from?

trzewikodziób (Polish) comes from Polish dziób, from Proto-Slavic zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

trzewikodziób (Polish): shoebill

Definitions

  1. shoebill

Ancestry of “trzewikodziób”, step by step

trzewikodziób traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish dziób

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdzióbbeak, bill; trap, gob, piehole; mug
2Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Polish trzewik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtrzewika type of hard-soled shoe
2Proto-Slavicčervikъshoe
3Proto-Slavicčervobelly; intestine, gut, bowel
4Proto-Balto-Slavicker-m/w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →