Where does “łyskacz” come from?
łyskacz (Polish) comes from Polish whisky, from English whisky, from Russian виски, from English whiskey, from English ey, from English they, from English the'e, from English there — this; that.
łyskacz (Polish): whisky
Definitions
- whisky
Ancestry of “łyskacz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | whisky | whisky, whiskey |
| 2 | English | whisky | An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented... |
| 3 | Russian | виски | whiskey / whisky; nominative/accusative plural of... |
| 4 | English | whiskey | A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of... |
| 5 | English | ey | An egg; An island; 1975 August 23, Black, Judie,... |
| 6 | English | they | A group of people, animals, plants, or objects... |
| 7 | English | the'e | Pronunciation spelling of there |
| 8 | English | there | In a place or location at some distance from the... |
| 9 | Old English | þær | there |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |