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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

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