Where does “spanko” come from?

spanko (English) comes from Polish spanie, from Polish spać, from Proto-Slavic sъpati, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

spanko (English): A person with a fetish for spanking, usually but...

Definitions

  1. A person with a fetish for spanking, usually but...

Ancestry of “spanko”, step by step

spanko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish spanie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishspaniesleeping place
2Polishspaćto sleep; to rest in state of reduced...
3Proto-Slavicsъpatito sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via English spank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspankTo beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъpati →Every word from Polish spać →