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Where does “bażant” come from?

bażant (Polish) comes from Old Czech bažant, from Middle High German vasant, from Old French fasant, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

bażant (Polish): pheasant

Definitions

  1. pheasant

Ancestry of “bażant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechbažant—
2Middle High Germanvasant—
3Old Frenchfasant—
4Latinphāsiānus—
5Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
6Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
7Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis
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