Where does “liściolot” come from?

liściolot (Polish) comes from Polish lot, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

liściolot (Polish): any flower bat, of the genus Phyllonycteris

Definitions

  1. any flower bat, of the genus Phyllonycteris

Ancestry of “liściolot”, step by step

liściolot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlotflight
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot—
4Old Frenchloz—
5Frankishlot—
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Polish liść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishliśćleaf; bitch slap
2Proto-Slaviclistъleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →