Where does “samolot” come from?

samolot (Polish) comes from Polish lot, from French Lot, from Middle French lot, from Old French loz, from Frankish lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

samolot (Polish): aeroplane

Definitions

  1. aeroplane

Ancestry of “samolot”, step by step

samolot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish lot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlotflight
2FrenchLotshare (of inheritance)
3Middle Frenchlot—
4Old Frenchloz—
5Frankishlot—
6Proto-Germanichlutąlot, share; fate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Russian самолёт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсамолётairplane, aircraft
2Russianсамо́-self-
3Russianсамself, -self
4Old East Slavicсамъself, oneself, alone
5Proto-Slavicsamъself, oneself
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*sāmas—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “samolot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlutą →