Where does “węchomózgowie” come from?

węchomózgowie (Polish) comes from Polish mózg, from Proto-Slavic mozgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

węchomózgowie (Polish): rhinencephalon, smell-brain

Definitions

  1. rhinencephalon, smell-brain

Ancestry of “węchomózgowie”, step by step

węchomózgowie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mózg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmózgbrain
2Proto-Slavicmozgъmarrow, brain
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmasgásmarrow; brain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

via Polish węch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwęchsmell, olfaction
2Polishwąchaćto smell, to sniff
3Proto-Slavicǫxatito smell, to sniff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic masgás →Every word from Proto-Slavic mozgъ →