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Where does “wołoj” come from?

wołoj (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic olovo — either of the metals lead or tin.

wołoj (Upper Sorbian): lead

Definitions

  1. lead

Ancestry of “wołoj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicolovoeither of the metals lead or tin
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