Where does “cichodajka” come from?

cichodajka (Polish) comes from Polish Cichy, from Old Polish cichy, from Proto-Slavic tixъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišus.

cichodajka (Polish): strumpet

Definitions

  1. strumpet

Ancestry of “cichodajka”, step by step

cichodajka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Cichy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCichyquiet, silent
2Old Polishcichycalm, modest, humble
3Proto-Slavictixъstill, quiet
4Proto-Balto-Slavicteišus

via Polish dawać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdawaćto give; to let; to allow; to permit; to put out;...
2Proto-Slavicdāvàtito give iterative
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teišusEvery word from Proto-Slavic tixъEvery word from Old Polish cichy
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