Where does “lësznia” come from?

lësznia (Kashubian) comes from Old Polish luśnia, from Old Polish -nia, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà.

lësznia (Kashubian): ladder support rod

Definitions

  1. ladder support rod

Ancestry of “lësznia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishluśnialadder support rod
2Old Polish-niaforms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places
3Proto-Slavic*-ьňà—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà →Every word from Old Polish -nia →Every word from Old Polish luśnia →