Where does “żołdak” come from?
żołdak (Polish) comes from Polish żołd, from Czech žold, from Middle High German sold, from Old French solt, from Late Latin soldum, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s — whole.
żołdak (Polish): soldier
Definitions
- soldier
Ancestry of “żołdak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | żołd | soldier's pay |
| 2 | Czech | žold | soldier's pay |
| 3 | Middle High German | sold | — |
| 4 | Old French | solt | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | soldum | pay; nominative neuter singular of soldus;... |
| 6 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |