Where does “pawlacz” come from?

pawlacz (Polish) comes from Czech pavlač, from Old Czech pavlač, from Old Czech vléci, from Old Czech léci, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

pawlacz (Polish): overhead storage cabinet

Definitions

  1. overhead storage cabinet

Ancestry of “pawlacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpavlačcourtyard gallery
2Old Czechpavlačblanket, cover
3Old Czechvlécito drag, to haul, to tow, to tug
4Old Czechlécito lie down
5Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
6Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
7Indo-European*légʰeti—
8Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →