Where does “gładki” come from?

gładki (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic gladъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic glā́ˀdus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.

gładki (Lower Sorbian): smooth

Definitions

  1. smooth

Ancestry of “gładki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgladъkъsmooth, plain
2Proto-Balto-Slavicglā́ˀdussmooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-bright, shining; smooth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic glā́ˀdus →Every word from Proto-Slavic gladъkъ →
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