Where does “łodzik” come from?

łodzik (Polish) comes from Polish lód, from Old Polish lod, from Proto-Slavic ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

łodzik (Polish): nautilus, nautilid

Definitions

  1. nautilus, nautilid

Ancestry of “łodzik”, step by step

łodzik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lód

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlódice; ice cream, particularly ice cream in a cone,...
2Old Polishlodice
3Proto-Slavicledъice
4Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice

via Polish Łódź

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŁódźboat
2Old Polishłódźboat
3Proto-Slavicoldīboat, vessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →