Where does “kaliniak” come from?

kaliniak (Polish) comes from Polish kalina, from Proto-Slavic kalina, from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los — dark.

kaliniak (Polish): tench

Definitions

  1. tench

Ancestry of “kaliniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkalinaviburnum, guelder rose, any shrub of genus...
2Proto-Slavickalinasnowball tree
3Proto-Slavickȃlъdirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂losdark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂los →Every word from Proto-Slavic kȃlъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kalina →