Where does “polewaczka” come from?

polewaczka (Polish) comes from Polish polewać, from Polish polać, from Polish lać, from Proto-Slavic liti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

polewaczka (Polish): street sprinkler

Definitions

  1. street sprinkler

Ancestry of “polewaczka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpolewaćto wet by pouring
2Polishpolaćto wet by pouring
3Polishlaćto pour; to pour down; to rain heavily; to beat...
4Proto-Slaviclitito pour
5Proto-Balto-Slavicleˀi-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leˀi- →Every word from Proto-Slavic liti →