Lewanka

Lewanka

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Polish Lewan
Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der.
Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ
Proto-Slavic *-ъka
Old Polish -ka
Polish -ka
Polish Lewanka

    From Lewan + -ka.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Lewanka f (male equivalent Lewan)

    1. (Kuyavia) female equivalent of Lewan; a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Leona
      Synonym: Leonia

    Further reading

    • Józef Bliziński (1860), “Lewanka”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 625
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