Where does “łub” come from?

łub (Polish) comes from Old Polish lub, from Old Polish lubo, from Old Polish -o, from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ.

łub (Polish): bark

Definitions

  1. bark

Ancestry of “łub”, step by step

łub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish lub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishlubor, that is, and/or
2Old Polishlubonicely, pleasantly
3Old Polish-oforms adverbs from adjectives
4Proto-Slavic*-ǫ—

via Proto-Slavic *lubъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*lubъ—

Words derived from “łub”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ǫ →Every word from Old Polish -o →Every word from Old Polish lubo →