Where does “zezubrować” come from?

zezubrować (Polish) comes from Polish zubrować, from Polish Żuber, from Proto-Slavic zǫbrъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

zezubrować (Polish): to eat quickly and with vigor

Definitions

  1. to eat quickly and with vigor

Ancestry of “zezubrować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzubrowaćto grind coarsely for the first time
2PolishŻuber—
3Proto-SlaviczǫbrъEuropean bison, wisent (Bison bonasus)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Slavic zǫbrъ →