Where does “zakolak” come from?

zakolak (Polish) comes from Polish zakole, from Polish koło, from Polish kolega, from Middle French collegue, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

zakolak (Polish): man with receding hairline

Definitions

  1. man with receding hairline

Ancestry of “zakolak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzakolemeander
2Polishkołodisk; circle; wheel
3Polishkolegafriend, buddy; colleague
4Middle Frenchcollegueco-worker; colleague
5Latincollēgaa partner (in office), colleague
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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