Where does “podłaźnik” come from?

podłaźnik (Polish) comes from Polish podłazić, from Polish pod-, from Old Polish pod-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

podłaźnik (Polish): hanging Christmas tree

Definitions

  1. hanging Christmas tree

Ancestry of “podłaźnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpodłazićto walk to something, to approach
2Polishpod-under-, sub-
3Old Polishpod-under-, sub
4Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Polish pod- →Every word from Old Polish pod- →