Where does “śniadolicy” come from?

śniadolicy (Polish) comes from Polish Śniady, from Old Polish śmiady, from Proto-Slavic smědъ — brown.

śniadolicy (Polish): with a swarthy face

Definitions

  1. with a swarthy face

Ancestry of “śniadolicy”, step by step

śniadolicy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Śniady

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŚniadyswarthy, tawny, olive-skinned
2Old Polishśmiady—
3Proto-Slavicsmědъbrown

via Polish lico

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlicoface
2Old Polishlice—
Every word from Proto-Slavic smědъ →Every word from Old Polish śmiady →Every word from Polish Śniady →