Where does “nowelatka” come from?

nowelatka (Polish) comes from Polish Nowy, from Old Polish nowy, from Proto-Slavic nòvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic náwas, from Proto-Indo-Aryan náwas, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

nowelatka (Polish): small cake given to boys singing Christmas carols at home on New Year's Day

Definitions

  1. small cake given to boys singing Christmas carols at home on New Year's Day

Ancestry of “nowelatka”, step by step

nowelatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Nowy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishNowynew
2Old Polishnowynew
3Proto-Slavicnòvъnew
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnáwasnew
5Proto-Indo-Aryannáwas—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via Polish Rok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishRokyear
2Old Polishrokyear
3Proto-Slavicrokъtime, term; year
4Proto-Slavicreťito say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →