Where does “ława” come from?
ława (Polish) comes from Italian lava, from Neapolitan lava, from Latin lābēs, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe — fox.
ława (Polish): Augmentative of ławka; coffee table
Definitions
- Augmentative of ławka; coffee table
Ancestry of “ława”, step by step
ława traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lava | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Neapolitan | lava | a torrent of rain which washed the streets |
| 3 | Latin | lābēs | fall, collapse |
| 4 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 5 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 6 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 7 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |
via Proto-Slavic lavà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | lavà | bench |