Where does “mydlnica” come from?

mydlnica (Polish) comes from Polish mydło, from Proto-Slavic mydlo, from Proto-Slavic -dlo, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

mydlnica (Polish): soapwort, any plant of the genus Saponaria

Definitions

  1. soapwort, any plant of the genus Saponaria

Ancestry of “mydlnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmydłosoap
2Proto-Slavicmydlosoap
3Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom →Every word from Proto-Slavic -dlo →Every word from Proto-Slavic mydlo →