Where does “wielkousty” come from?
wielkousty (Polish) comes from Polish usta, from Old Polish usta, from Proto-Slavic ustà, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os — mouth.
wielkousty (Polish): largemouth
Ancestry of “wielkousty”, step by step
wielkousty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish usta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | usta | mouth |
| 2 | Old Polish | usta | mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ustà | lips, mouth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃éh₁os | mouth |
via Polish wielki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | wielki | big, large; having large physical dimensions;... |
| 2 | Old Polish | wielki | great, large |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | velikъ | great |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ikъ | *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →... |