Where does “węglan” come from?

węglan (Polish) comes from Polish Węgiel, from Old Polish węgiel, from Proto-Slavic *ǫ̀gľь — coal.

węglan (Polish): carbonate

Definitions

  1. carbonate

Ancestry of “węglan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWęgiel—
2Old Polishwęgielcoal; charcoal
3Proto-Slavic*ǫ̀gľьcoal
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ǫ̀gľь →Every word from Old Polish węgiel →Every word from Polish Węgiel →