Where does “Łódź” come from?

Łódź (Hungarian) comes from Polish Łódź, from Old Polish łódź, from Proto-Slavic oldī — boat, vessel.

Ancestry of “Łódź”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŁódźboat
2Old Polishłódźboat
3Proto-Slavicoldīboat, vessel
Every word from Proto-Slavic oldī →Every word from Old Polish łódź →Every word from Polish Łódź →
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