Where does “celny” come from?

celny (Polish) comes from Polish cel, from Old Polish cel, from Czech cíl, from Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- — to share, divide.

celny (Polish): accurate; customs

Definitions

  1. accurate; customs

Ancestry of “celny”, step by step

celny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish cel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcelgoal, aim, objective; target; destination
2Old Polishceltarget
3Czechcílgoal, objective
4Middle High Germanzil—
5Old High Germanzil—
6Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
7Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Polish cło

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcłoduty
2Old Czechclocustoms, toll
3Middle High Germanzol—

Words derived from “celny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →