Where does “żałomsza” come from?
żałomsza (Polish) comes from Polish msza, from Old Czech mšě, from Middle High German messe, from Old High German missa, from Latin missa, from Latin missum, from Latin mittō, from Proto-Italic meitō — to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...
żałomsza (Polish): funeral mass
Definitions
- funeral mass
Ancestry of “żałomsza”, step by step
żałomsza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish msza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | msza | mass |
| 2 | Old Czech | mšě | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | messe | mass |
| 4 | Old High German | missa | Mass |
| 5 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 6 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 7 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |
via Polish żał
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | żał | grief, regret, sorrow |