Where does “żonaty” come from?
żonaty (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.
żonaty (Polish): married
Ancestry of “żonaty”, 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 |
Words derived from “żonaty”