Where does “faleš” come from?
faleš (Czech) comes from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
Ancestry of “faleš”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 2 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 3 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 4 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 5 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 6 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 7 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |