Where does “Andaluzyjka” come from?
Andaluzyjka (Polish) comes from Polish Andaluzja, from Medieval Latin Andalusia, from Arabic الْأَنْدَلُس, from Vulgar Latin Vandalicia, from Proto-Germanic wandilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
Ancestry of “Andaluzyjka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Andaluzja | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Andalusia | — |
| 3 | Arabic | الْأَنْدَلُس | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | Vandalicia | land of the Vandals |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wandilaz | wanderer; Vandal; Vendil |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ-eh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |