Where does “żigolak” come from?
żigolak (Polish) comes from Polish żigolo, from French gigolo, from French gigolette, from French giguer, from French gigue, from Old French gige, from Frankish gīge, from Proto-Germanic gīganą.
żigolak (Polish): toyboy, gigolo
Definitions
- toyboy, gigolo
Ancestry of “żigolak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | żigolo | taxi dancer, gigolo |
| 2 | French | gigolo | gigolo |
| 3 | French | gigolette | shoulder of rabbit or thigh of poultry; young... |
| 4 | French | giguer | to dance the jig; to dance, gambol, prance,... |
| 5 | French | gigue | string instrument, roughly in the form of a... |
| 6 | Old French | gige | — |
| 7 | Frankish | gīge | dance, fiddle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gīganą | to move, wish, desire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰeyǵʰ- | — |