Where does “bantownica” come from?

bantownica (Polish) comes from Polish bantować, from Old Polish bantować, from Hungarian bánt, from Hungarian bánik, from Hungarian bán, from Old Hungarian ban.

Ancestry of “bantownica”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	bantować	to punish by beating
2	Old Polish	bantować	to condemn
3	Hungarian	bánt	to hurt, harm; third-person singular indicative...
4	Hungarian	bánik	to treat someone, handle someone, deal with...
5	Hungarian	bán	to mind, to object to, to be bothered by; to...
6	Old Hungarian	ban	—

Every word from Old Hungarian ban →Every word from Hungarian bán →Every word from Hungarian bánik →