Where does “łuna” come from?

łuna (Polish) comes from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

łuna (Polish): radiance; glow

Definitions

  1. radiance; glow

Ancestry of “łuna”, step by step

łuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lūna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlūna—
2Old Latinlosna—
3Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Proto-Slavic lunà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclunàradiance, moonlight
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*láukšnāˀmoon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →