Where does “pilarka” come from?
pilarka (Polish) comes from Polish piłować, from Polish piła, from Polish piłka, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- — to grind, to crush.
pilarka (Polish): saw
Definitions
- saw
Ancestry of “pilarka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | piłować | to saw |
| 2 | Polish | piła | saw; sawfish; third-person singular feminine past... |
| 3 | Polish | piłka | ball; Diminutive of piła |
| 4 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 5 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 6 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |