Where does “smakołyk” come from?

smakołyk (Polish) comes from Polish smak, from Old Polish smak, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

smakołyk (Polish): treat, goody, sunket

Definitions

  1. treat, goody, sunket

Ancestry of “smakołyk”, step by step

smakołyk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish smak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsmakthe sense of taste; a particular taste; a flavour
2Old Polishsmaktaste
3Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
4Old Saxonsmakk—
5Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
6Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

via Polish łyk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłykgulp, sip, swig, swallow
2Polishłykophloem
3Proto-Slaviclykobast
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*lúnˀkanbast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →