Where does “celnik” come from?

celnik (Kashubian) comes from Polish cło, from Old Czech clo, from Middle High German zol.

celnik (Kashubian): customs officer

Definitions

  1. customs officer

Ancestry of “celnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcłoduty
2Old Czechclocustoms, toll
3Middle High Germanzol—
Every word from Middle High German zol →Every word from Old Czech clo →Every word from Polish cło →