Where does “wielgozęby” come from?

wielgozęby (Polish) comes from Polish Ząb, from Old Polish ząb, 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.

wielgozęby (Polish): used with epithets

Definitions

  1. used with epithets

Ancestry of “wielgozęby”, step by step

wielgozęby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ząb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishZąbtooth
2Old Polishząbtooth
3Proto-Slaviczǫbъtooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Polish wielki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielkibig, large; having large physical dimensions;...
2Old Polishwielkigreat, large
3Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →