Where does “zębowłos” come from?

zębowłos (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.

zębowłos (Polish): any moss of the genus Trichostomum

Definitions

  1. any moss of the genus Trichostomum

Ancestry of “zębowłos”, step by step

zębowłos 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 włos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwłoshair
2Old Polishwłos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →