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Where does “łania” come from?

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

łania (Polish): doe; feminine nominative/vocative singular of...

Definitions

  1. doe; feminine nominative/vocative singular of...

Ancestry of “łania”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishłani—
2Proto-Slavicolnidoe
3Hungarianölto kill, slay, murder; to devote, sacrifice,...
4Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
5Proto-Turkic*sögil—
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