Where does “ziarnojad” come from?

ziarnojad (Polish) comes from Polish ziarno, from Proto-Slavic zьrno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀnan, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

ziarnojad (Polish): finch, fringillid

Definitions

  1. finch, fringillid

Ancestry of “ziarnojad”, step by step

ziarnojad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ziarno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishziarnograin
2Proto-Slaviczьrnograin
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źírˀnangrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Polish jeść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjeśćto eat
2Proto-Slavicěstito eat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicēˀsteito eat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “ziarnojad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →
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