Where does “Wielkanoc” come from?

Wielkanoc (Polish) comes from Polish noc, from Old Polish noc, from Proto-Slavic *nòťь — night.

Wielkanoc (Polish): Easter

Definitions

  1. Easter

Ancestry of “Wielkanoc”, step by step

Wielkanoc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish noc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnocnight
2Old Polishnocnight, nighttime
3Proto-Slavic*nòťьnight

via Polish wielka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielkafeminine nominative/vocative singular of wielki

Words derived from “Wielkanoc”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *nòťь →Every word from Old Polish noc →Every word from Polish noc →