Where does “krześlak” come from?

krześlak (Polish) comes from Polish krzesło, from Old Polish krzasło, from Proto-Slavic krěslo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kréˀsla.

krześlak (Polish): evil spirit in the shape of a small loom

Definitions

  1. evil spirit in the shape of a small loom

Ancestry of “krześlak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkrzesłochair
2Old Polishkrzasło—
3Proto-Slavickrěsloarm-chair, chair
4Proto-Balto-Slavickréˀsla—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kréˀsla →Every word from Proto-Slavic krěslo →Every word from Old Polish krzasło →