Where does “wylaszczyć” come from?

wylaszczyć (Polish) comes from Polish łaska, from Czech láska, from Old Czech láska, from Proto-Slavic laska, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂s-.

wylaszczyć (Polish): to sex up, to doll up, to improve one's appearance; used mainly of women

Definitions

  1. to sex up, to doll up, to improve one's appearance; used mainly of women

Ancestry of “wylaszczyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłaskagrace; mercy, clemency; least weasel
2Czechláskalove
3Old Czechláskalove
4Proto-Slaviclaskacaress
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂s-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Slavic laska →Every word from Old Czech láska →
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