Where does “vynmedis” come from?

vynmedis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian vynas, from Polish wino, from Old Polish wino.

vynmedis (Lithuanian): grapevine

Definitions

  1. grapevine

Ancestry of “vynmedis”, step by step

vynmedis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian vynas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianvynaswine
2Polishwinowine; vocative singular of wina
3Old Polishwino—

via Lithuanian medis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmedistree; wood
Every word from Old Polish wino →Every word from Polish wino →Every word from Lithuanian vynas →