kolba

Polish

noun
Definitions
  • laboratory flask
  • butt (buttstock of a rifle)
  • ear of corn
  • (botany) spadix

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kolben (spadix, flask, club, bulb, piston, butt, rod) derived from Old High German kolbo derived from Proto-Germanic *kolbô.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kolbô

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