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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

  1. prickle, spine; thorn, aculeus; spike

Ancestry of “kolec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ecA masculine suffix
2Old Polish-ec—
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “kolec”

  • kolczyk
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