Where does “kolec” come from?
kolec (Polish) comes from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
kolec (Polish): prickle, spine; thorn, aculeus; spike
Definitions
- prickle, spine; thorn, aculeus; spike
Ancestry of “kolec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | -ec | A masculine suffix |
| 2 | Old Polish | -ec | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “kolec”