Where does “pálenka” come from?

pálenka (Slovak) comes from Slovak páliť, from Proto-Slavic pālìti — to burn, to singe.

pálenka (Slovak): brandy

Definitions

  1. brandy

Ancestry of “pálenka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakpáliťto burn
2Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe

Words derived from “pálenka”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pālìti →Every word from Slovak páliť →