Where does “włoskojęzyczny” come from?

włoskojęzyczny (Polish) comes from Polish włoski, from Proto-Slavic volšьskъ, from Proto-Slavic volxъ, from Proto-Germanic walhaz, from Latin Volcae, from Proto-Celtic wolkos, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

włoskojęzyczny (Polish): Italian-speaking

Definitions

  1. Italian-speaking

Ancestry of “włoskojęzyczny”, step by step

włoskojęzyczny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish włoski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwłoskiItalian; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
2Proto-SlavicvolšьskъRoman
3Proto-Slavicvolxъa Roman, a speaker of a Romance language
4Proto-Germanicwalhazforeigner, non-Germanic person
5LatinVolcaea Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic...
6Proto-Celticwolkoshawk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp

via Polish język

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjęzyktongue; language; language, tongue
2Proto-Slavicęzykъtongue; language
3Proto-Balto-Slavicinźūˀ-kas
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*inźūˀstongue
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*dinźūˀs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg-Every word from Proto-Celtic wolkosEvery word from Latin Volcae
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