Etymology

kolek

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Czech Kolek ← Polish Kolek
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  1. Polish · borrowed fromKołek
  2. Polish · borrowed fromKolek
  3. Czech · borrowed fromKolek
  4. English todayKolek

Borrowed from Czech Kolek, Polish Kolek, or Polish Kołek, all pet forms of Mikołaj. The Polish surname is also derived from kołek (“peg”).

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