Where does “wełnianka” come from?

wełnianka (Polish) comes from Polish wełniany, from Polish wełna, from Proto-Slavic vь̀lna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

wełnianka (Polish): cottongrass, cottonsedge

Definitions

  1. cottongrass, cottonsedge

Ancestry of “wełnianka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwełnianywooly, woolly
2Polishwełnawool
3Proto-Slavicvь̀lnawool
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwílˀnāˀwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wílˀnāˀ →
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