Where does “łopian” come from?

łopian (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic lopěnъ, from Proto-Slavic lopъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lapas.

łopian (Polish): burdock, any of several flowering plants of the...

Definitions

  1. burdock, any of several flowering plants of the...

Ancestry of “łopian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclopěnъgreat leaf, augmentative of *lopъ; "any plant...
2Proto-Slaviclopъsplash, knock, clap; sound of gulping/devouring;...
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclapas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lapas →Every word from Proto-Slavic lopъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic lopěnъ →