Where does “смалець” come from?

смалець (Ukrainian) comes from Polish smalec, from Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smultą.

смалець (Ukrainian): lard

Definitions

  1. lard

Ancestry of “смалець”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsmaleclard; grease
2Middle High Germansmalz—
3Old High Germansmalzlard, fat
4Proto-West Germanicsmaltfat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
5Proto-Germanic*smultą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *smultą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smalt →Every word from Old High German smalz →