Where does “stalka” come from?

stalka (Polish) comes from Polish stal, from German Stahl, from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk- — to stand.

stalka (Polish): whet steel

Definitions

  1. whet steel

Ancestry of “stalka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstalsteel
2GermanStahlsteel
3Middle High Germanstahelsteel
4Old High Germanstahal—
5Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
6Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
7Proto-Germanicstah-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →