Where does “rybnik” come from?

rybnik (Silesian) comes from Silesian ryba, from Old Polish ryba, from Proto-Slavic ryba, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.

rybnik (Silesian): fishpond

Definitions

  1. fishpond

Ancestry of “rybnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Silesianrybafish
2Old Polishrybafish
3Proto-Slavicrybafish
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu-Every word from Proto-Slavic rybaEvery word from Old Polish ryba
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