Where does “Warsaw” come from?

Warsaw is the English name for Poland's capital, derived from Polish Warszawa, whose origin is uncertain.

Warsaw (English): The Polish government

Definitions

  1. The Polish government

Ancestry of “Warsaw”, step by step

Warsaw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Warszawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWarszawaWarsaw
2Old PolishWarszewaWarsaw

via Spanish guasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguasadullness; joking

Words derived from “Warsaw

Every word from Old Polish WarszewaEvery word from Polish Warszawa