Where does “wałkón” come from?

wałkón (Polish) comes from Polish wałkować, from Polish Wałek, from Polish wał, from German wal, from Middle High German wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic hwal, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz — large fish; sheatfish.

wałkón (Polish): person who pronounces ł as /w/

Definitions

  1. person who pronounces ł as /w/

Ancestry of “wałkón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwałkowaćto roll e.g. dough
2PolishWałekroller
3Polishwałlevee; embankment; shaft
4Germanwalwhale
5Middle High Germanwala whale
6Old High Germanwalbattlefield
7Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
8Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwal →
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