Where does “zubrowka” come from?
zubrowka (English) comes from Polish żubrówka, from Polish -ówka, from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
zubrowka (English): A dry straw-colored liqueur of vodka flavored...
Definitions
- A dry straw-colored liqueur of vodka flavored...
Ancestry of “zubrowka”, step by step
zubrowka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish żubrówka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | żubrówka | sweetgrass, bison grass, holy grass; zubrowka |
| 2 | Polish | -ówka | Forms feminine nouns; often shortenings of... |
| 3 | Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;... |
| 4 | Old Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |