Where does “Królak” come from?

Królak (Polish) comes from Polish Król, from Old Polish krol, from Proto-Slavic *kõrľь, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Królak (Polish): cottontail

Definitions

  1. cottontail

Ancestry of “Królak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKrólking
2Old Polishkrolking
3Proto-Slavic*kõrľьking
4Old High Germankarlman
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Królak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →