Where does “lotniczka” come from?

lotniczka (Polish) comes from Polish lotnik, 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- — to cover; to incline.

lotniczka (Polish): airwoman

Definitions

  1. airwoman

Ancestry of “lotniczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlotnikflyer, aviator
2Polishlotflight
3FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
4Middle Frenchlot—
5Old Frenchloz—
6Frankishlot—
7Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →
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