Where does “gładyszka” come from?

gładyszka (Polish) comes from Polish gładysz, from Polish Gładki, from Proto-Slavic gladъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic glā́ˀdus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- — bright, shining; smooth.

gładyszka (Polish): folding-bone, folding-stick, bone folder

Definitions

  1. folding-bone, folding-stick, bone folder

Ancestry of “gładyszka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgładyszan overly well-mannered, refined, or good-looking man, dandy, coxcomb
2PolishGładkismooth
3Proto-Slavicgladъkъsmooth, plain
4Proto-Balto-Slavicglā́ˀdussmooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰleh₂dʰ-bright, shining; smooth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰleh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic glā́ˀdus →Every word from Proto-Slavic gladъkъ →