Where does “szmaterlok” come from?
szmaterlok (Silesian) comes from German Schmetterling, from German Schmetten, from Czech smetana, from Old Czech smetana, from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana — smetana whipped cream.
szmaterlok (Silesian): butterfly
Definitions
- butterfly
Ancestry of “szmaterlok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schmetterling | butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera,... |
| 2 | German | Schmetten | cream |
| 3 | Czech | smetana | cream |
| 4 | Old Czech | smetana | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *sъmetana | smetana whipped cream |