Where does “lodowacizna” come from?

lodowacizna (Polish) comes from Polish lodowaty, from Polish lód, from Old Polish lod, from Proto-Slavic ledъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s, from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- — ice.

Ancestry of “lodowacizna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlodowatyicy, ice-cold, gelid
2Polishlódice; ice cream, particularly ice cream in a cone,...
3Old Polishlodice
4Proto-Slavicledъice
5Proto-Balto-Slavicledúswater in frozen form; ice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-u-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanledʰ-ice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ledʰ-u-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ledús →
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