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Where does “laska” come from?

laska (Polish) comes from Czech láska, from Old Czech láska, from Proto-Slavic laska, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂s-.

laska (Polish): grace; mercy, clemency; least weasel

Definitions

  1. grace; mercy, clemency; least weasel

Ancestry of “laska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechláskalove
2Old Czechláska—
3Proto-Slaviclaska—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂s-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂s- →