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Where does “dłoń” come from?

dłoń (Polish) comes from Old Polish dłoń, from Proto-Slavic dolnь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dalˀnas.

dłoń (Polish): palm

Definitions

  1. palm

Ancestry of “dłoń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdłoń—
2Proto-Slavicdolnьpalm of the hand
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdalˀnas—

Words derived from “dłoń”

  • דלאָניע
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