Where does “bachanalijka” come from?

bachanalijka (Polish) comes from Polish bachanalia, from Latin Bacchānālia, from Latin Bacchānal, from Latin Bacchus, from Ancient Greek Βάκχος — Bacchus.

Ancestry of “bachanalijka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishbachanaliaBacchanalia
2LatinBacchānālia—
3LatinBacchānalplace devoted to Bacchus, where the Bacchanalia where celebrated
4LatinBacchusthe god of wine
5Ancient GreekΒάκχοςBacchus
Every word from Ancient Greek Βάκχος →Every word from Latin Bacchus →Every word from Latin Bacchānal →