Where does “łokeć” come from?

łokeć (Silesian) comes from Polish łokieć, from Proto-Slavic olkъtь, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- — to bow, to bend; elbow.

łokeć (Silesian): elbow

Definitions

  1. elbow

Ancestry of “łokeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłokiećelbow
2Proto-Slavicolkъtьelbow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃l-to bow, to bend; elbow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃l- →Every word from Proto-Slavic olkъtь →Every word from Polish łokieć →