Where does “zębowiór” come from?

zębowiór (Polish) comes from Polish wiewiór, from Polish Wiewiórka, from Proto-Slavic věverъka, from Proto-Slavic *vě̀verь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

zębowiór (Polish): complex-toothed flying squirrel

Definitions

  1. complex-toothed flying squirrel

Ancestry of “zębowiór”, step by step

zębowiór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wiewiór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwiewiórA male squirrel; gonorrhea; genitive plural of...
2PolishWiewiórkasquirrel
3Proto-Slavicvěverъkasquirrel
4Proto-Slavic*vě̀verь
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwēweris
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wēweris