Where does “łanię” come from?
łanię (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic olnę, from Proto-Slavic olni, from Hungarian öl, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil — wart.
łanię (Polish): fawn
Ancestry of “łanię”, step by step
łanię traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic olnę
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | olnę | fawn |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | olni | doe |
| 3 | Hungarian | öl | to kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | süle | bosom, lap, open arms |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *sögil | wart |
via Polish lać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | lać | to pour; to pour down; to rain heavily; to beat... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | liti | to pour |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | leˀi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |