Where does “lawowy” come from?
lawowy (Polish) comes from Polish ława, from Italian lava, from Neapolitan lava, from Latin lābēs, from Latin lābor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
lawowy (Polish): lava
Definitions
- lava
Ancestry of “lawowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ława | Augmentative of ławka; coffee table |
| 2 | Italian | lava | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Neapolitan | lava | a torrent of rain which washed the streets |
| 4 | Latin | lābēs | fall, collapse |
| 5 | Latin | lābor | work |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |