Where does “żeński” come from?
żeński (Polish) comes from Polish żona, from French zone, from German Zone, from Italian zona, from Spanish zona, from Portuguese zona, from Russian зо́на, from Latin zōna — belt, sash.
żeński (Polish): feminine
Ancestry of “żeński”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | żona | wife; woman |
| 2 | French | zone | zone; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | German | Zone | zone |
| 4 | Italian | zona | a zone, area or district |
| 5 | Spanish | zona | zone, district, area |
| 6 | Portuguese | zona | zone; area, region; mess |
| 7 | Russian | зо́на | — |
| 8 | Latin | zōna | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ζώνη | belt, sash |