Where does “דלאָניע” come from?
דלאָניע (Yiddish) comes from Polish dłoń, from Old Polish dłoń, from Proto-Slavic dolnь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dalˀnas.
דלאָניע (Yiddish): palm of the hand
Ancestry of “דלאָניע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | dłoń | palm |
| 2 | Old Polish | dłoń | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dolnь | palm of the hand |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dalˀnas | — |