Where does “koleń” come from?

koleń (Polish) comes from Polish -eń, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

koleń (Polish): spurdog, especially the spiny dogfish

Definitions

  1. spurdog, especially the spiny dogfish

Ancestry of “koleń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-eńforms masculine nouns, predominantly agents
2Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
3Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Polish -eń →