Where does “Obłąk” come from?

Obłąk (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic oblǫkъ, from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European lenk- — to bend.

Ancestry of “Obłąk”, step by step

Obłąk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic oblǫkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicoblǫkъ—
2Proto-Slaviclǫkъbow
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*lankásbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlenk-to bend

via Polish obły

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobłyoval
2Proto-Slavicobьlъround

Words derived from “Obłąk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás →Every word from Proto-Slavic lǫkъ →