Where does “nalewka” come from?
nalewka (Polish) comes from Polish nalewać, from Polish nalać, from Polish lać, from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
nalewka (Polish): nalewka; tincture
Ancestry of “nalewka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | nalewać | to pour in "or" on |
| 2 | Polish | nalać | — |
| 3 | Polish | lać | to pour; to pour down; to rain heavily; to beat... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | liti | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | leˀi- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |