English
Lojek
Lojek comes from Polish Łojek, from łój ‘suet, tallow’, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lojь.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lojь‘tallow, suet’reconstructed
- Polishmodernłój‘suet, tallow’
- Polish, derivedmodernŁojek
- EnglishtodayLojek
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*lojь‘tallow, suet’reconstructed
- Polishmodernłój‘suet, tallow’
- Polish, derivedmodernŁojek
- EnglishtodayLojek
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ley- ‘to slip, to slide, to stick’
Today it means
name A surname from Polish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *lojь / Lojek