Where does “skoczka” come from?

skoczka (Silesian) comes from Polish skoczyć, from Proto-Slavic skočiti, from Proto-Indo-European skok-eye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European sḱek- — to pass, happen.

skoczka (Silesian): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “skoczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskoczyćto jump
2Proto-Slavicskočitito jump, leap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskok-eye-ti
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱek-to pass, happen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skok-eye-tiEvery word from Proto-Slavic skočiti