Where does “łani” come from?

łani (Polish) comes from Polish łania, from Old Polish łani, from Proto-Slavic olni, from Hungarian öl, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil — wart.

łani (Polish): doe

Definitions

  1. doe

Ancestry of “łani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłaniadoe; feminine nominative/vocative singular of...
2Old Polishłani
3Proto-Slavicolnidoe
4Hungarianölto kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,...
5Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
6Proto-Turkic*sögilwart
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sögilEvery word from Proto-Uralic süleEvery word from Hungarian öl
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