Where does “Kalinówka” come from?
Kalinówka (Polish) comes from Ukrainian Кали́нівка, from Ukrainian калина, from Proto-Slavic kalina, from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los — dark.
Ancestry of “Kalinówka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Кали́нівка | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | калина | guelder rose, snowball tree, viburnum |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kalina | snowball tree |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kȃlъ | dirt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂los | dark |