Where does “Wąsacz” come from?

Wąsacz (Polish) comes from Polish wąsacz, from Polish Wąs, from Proto-Slavic ǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Wąsacz (Polish): a man with a prominent moustache

Definitions

  1. a man with a prominent moustache

Ancestry of “Wąsacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwąsaczA man with a prominent moustache; A species of...
2PolishWąsmoustache
3Proto-Slavicǫsъhair of a moustache; moustache
4Proto-Slavicvǫdsъ
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwónsa
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰsom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsomEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa