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Where does “łokieć” come from?

łokieć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic olkъtь, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

łokieć (Polish): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “łokieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolkъtьelbow
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow
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