Where does “bestek” come from?

bestek (Polish) comes from Polish beż, from French beige, from Middle French beige, from Old French bege, from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.

Ancestry of “bestek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbeżbeige
2Frenchbeigebeige
3Middle Frenchbeige
4Old Frenchbegecolor of undyed wool or cotton
5Vulgar Latinbysseuscottony grey; cotton-coloured
6Latinbyssusbyssus or sea silk
7Ancient Greekβύσσοςflax; linen; Levant cotton
8Hebrewבּוּץbyssus
Every word from Hebrew בּוּץ