Where does “lotny” come from?

lotny (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.

lotny (Polish): gaseous, ethereal; volatile; agile, nimble,...

Definitions

  1. gaseous, ethereal; volatile; agile, nimble,...

Ancestry of “lotny”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lotny

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą