Where does “bukmacherski” come from?

bukmacherski (Polish) comes from Polish bukmacher, from English bookmaker, from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula — smear, rub.

bukmacherski (Polish): bookmaker, bookmaking

Definitions

  1. bookmaker, bookmaking

Ancestry of “bukmacherski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbukmacherbookmaker, bookie, turf accountant
2EnglishbookmakerA person who prints or binds books; A person who...
3EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
4Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
5Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
6Old Englishmacianto make
7Emilianmâciaspot, stain
8LatinMacula
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
10Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-