Where does “lajkonik” come from?

lajkonik (Polish) comes from Polish Konik, from Polish koń, from Old Polish koń, from Proto-Slavic koňь, from Proto-Slavic komňь, from Proto-Slavic kobňь.

lajkonik (Polish): Lajkonik Festival

Definitions

  1. Lajkonik Festival

Ancestry of “lajkonik”, step by step

lajkonik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Konik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKoniklittle horse, pony
2Polishkońhorse; pommel horse; knight
3Old Polishkońhorse
4Proto-Slavickoňьhorse
5Proto-Slavickomňь
6Proto-Slavickobňь

via Middle High German leich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanleicha song consisting of strophes of unequal length;...
2Old High Germanleiha play, skit, melody, song; song, melody, music
3Proto-West Germaniclaikgame, sport
4Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “lajkonik

Every word from Proto-Slavic kobňьEvery word from Proto-Slavic komňьEvery word from Proto-Slavic koňь
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