Where does “ambarasowność” come from?
ambarasowność (Polish) comes from Polish ambarasowny, from Polish ambaras, from French embarras, from French barré, from Middle French barre, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara — to pierce; to strike; brown.
ambarasowność (Polish): stickiness, messiness
Definitions
- stickiness, messiness
Ancestry of “ambarasowność”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ambarasowny | sticky, messy |
| 2 | Polish | ambaras | A problem; a situation that is hard to overcome |
| 3 | French | embarras | embarrassment; obstacle, hindrance; lack of money |
| 4 | French | barré | past participle of barrer; barred; bendy... |
| 5 | Middle French | barre | bar |
| 6 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 8 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |