Where does “pląsak” come from?

pląsak (Polish) comes from Polish pląs, from Polish pląsać, from Old Polish plęsać, from Proto-Slavic plęsati — to dance.

pląsak (Polish): young carp

Definitions

  1. young carp

Ancestry of “pląsak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpląsdance, especially with jumping
2Polishpląsaćto dance; to walk in a jumpy, dance-like fashion;...
3Old Polishplęsaćto clap
4Proto-Slavicplęsatito dance
Every word from Proto-Slavic plęsati →Every word from Old Polish plęsać →Every word from Polish pląsać →