Where does “łokaś” come from?

łokaś (Polish) comes from Old Polish łokać, from Proto-Slavic lokati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lak-.

łokaś (Polish): corn ground beetle (Zabrus tenebrioides)

Definitions

  1. corn ground beetle (Zabrus tenebrioides)

Ancestry of “łokaś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishłokaćto lap, to guzzle
2Proto-Slaviclokatito lap
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclak-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lak- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lokati →Every word from Old Polish łokać →