Where does “blokowiskowy” come from?
blokowiskowy (Polish) comes from Polish blokowisko, from Polish blok, from German block, from Middle High German bloc, from Old High German bloc, from Proto-Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką, from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
blokowiskowy (Polish): block of flats neighborhood
Definitions
- block of flats neighborhood
Ancestry of “blokowiskowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | blokowisko | block of flats neighborhood |
| 2 | Polish | blok | block; block of flats |
| 3 | German | block | bloc |
| 4 | Middle High German | bloc | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bloc | block |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |