Where does “bańkarz” come from?

bańkarz (Polish) comes from Polish bańka, from Old Polish bańka, from Old Polish bania, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

bańkarz (Polish): glassblower

Definitions

  1. glassblower

Ancestry of “bańkarz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbańkacan, churn
2Old Polishbańkaventouse
3Old Polishbaniaround necked vessel sometimes in the shape of a skull
4Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
5Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
6Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
7Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
8Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum
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