[lbo-talk] A Very American Occupation (new Gallup poll)

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Thu Apr 29 11:50:04 PDT 2004



> Etymologically, I've been told that "lacny" means "hungry" or "cheap"
in a number of
> Slavic languages. (Though, while it's a well-known if not common name
among Poles, it
> apparently means nothing in Polish -- it's just a name. Help me out
here, Wojtek).

I think you are right, I cannot think of a Polish word that comes close - it sounds more like Slovak.

Wojtek



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