Where does “patałacha” come from?

patałacha (Polish) comes from Polish patałach, from Polish łach, from Old East Slavic лѧхъ, from Proto-Slavic lęxъ, from Proto-Slavic lęděninъ, from Proto-Slavic lędo, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

patałacha (Polish): brat

Definitions

  1. brat

Ancestry of “patałacha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpatałachclumsy or inept person; blunderer
2Polishłachrags
3Old East SlavicлѧхъLechite; Pole
4Proto-Slaviclęxъ—
5Proto-Slaviclęděninъdweller of wasteland / wold, virgin soil
6Proto-Slaviclędoheath, arid land, uncultivated field
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lędo →Every word from Proto-Slavic lęděninъ →