Where does “ziarnojadek” come from?

ziarnojadek (Polish) comes from Polish ziarnojad, 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.

ziarnojadek (Polish): any seedeater of the genus Sporophila

Definitions

  1. any seedeater of the genus Sporophila

Ancestry of “ziarnojadek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishziarnojadfinch, fringillid
2Polishziarnograin
3Proto-Slaviczьrnograin
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*źírˀnangrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →