Where does “łakotka” come from?

łakotka (Polish) comes from Old Polish łąkoć, from Proto-Slavic *lǫkotь, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

łakotka (Polish): meniscus

Definitions

  1. meniscus

Ancestry of “łakotka”, step by step

łakotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish łąkoć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishłąkoć—
2Proto-Slavic*lǫkotь—
3Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Polish łakoć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłakoćsomething tasty, especially something sweet
2Old Polishłakoć—
3Proto-Slavic*olkotь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →