Where does “банка” come from?
банка (Bulgarian) comes from Polish bańka, from Old Polish bańka, from Old Polish bania, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.
банка (Bulgarian): bank financial institution and the building itself
Definitions
- bank financial institution and the building itself
Ancestry of “банка”, step by step
банка traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish bańka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bańka | can, churn |
| 2 | Old Polish | bańka | ventouse |
| 3 | Old Polish | bania | round necked vessel sometimes in the shape of a skull |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | baňa | bath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,... |
| 5 | Latin | bāneum | attested in Pompeii |
| 6 | Latin | balneum | bath, bathing place, bathroom |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαλανεῖον | bath, bathing room; bathhouse |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βᾰλᾰνεύς | bath-man |