Where does “Golec” come from?

Golec (Polish) comes from Polish golec, from Polish -iec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

Golec (Polish): poor man

Definitions

  1. poor man

Ancestry of “Golec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishgolecA poor man; A naked man; A naked mole rat
2Polish-iecA masculine suffix
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -iec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →