Where does “bezlik” come from?

bezlik (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.

bezlik (Polish): myriad, multitude

Definitions

  1. myriad, multitude

Ancestry of “bezlik”, step by step

bezlik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish beż

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

via Polish lik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlikquantity, amount, number
2Proto-Slaviclikъface
3Proto-Germaniclaikazdance; game, sport; hymn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Hebrew בּוּץ →Every word from Ancient Greek βύσσος →Every word from Latin byssus →