Where does “bankowość” come from?

bankowość (Polish) comes from Polish bankowy, from Polish bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bankowość (Polish): banking

Definitions

  1. banking

Ancestry of “bankowość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbankowybank
2Polishbankbank
3Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
4Old High Germanbankbench
5Proto-West Germanicbankibench
6Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →