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Where does “palec” come from?

palec (Polish) comes from Old Polish palec, from Proto-Slavic palьcь — thumb, finger.

palec (Polish): finger; toe

Definitions

  1. finger; toe

Ancestry of “palec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpalec—
2Proto-Slavicpalьcьthumb, finger
Every word from Proto-Slavic palьcь →