Where does “zołza” come from?

zołza (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic želza, from Proto-Indo-European gʰelǵʰ-.

zołza (Polish): harpy; shrew; a shrewish woman; scrofula

Definitions

  1. harpy; shrew; a shrewish woman; scrofula

Ancestry of “zołza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicželzagland
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelǵʰ-—

Words derived from “zołza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰelǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic želza →