Where does “folijka” come from?
folijka (Polish) comes from Polish folia, from German Folie, from Vulgar Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
folijka (Polish): Diminutive of folia
Ancestry of “folijka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | folia | plastic film, especially the kinds used to make... |
| 2 | German | Folie | foil, metal film; plastic wrap, cling film;... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | folia | — |
| 4 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |