Where does “ciekawska” come from?
ciekawska (Polish) comes from Polish ciekawski, from Polish ciekawy, from Polish -awy, from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī — to succeed, to prosper.
ciekawska (Polish): inquisitive woman, nosy woman
Definitions
- inquisitive woman, nosy woman
Ancestry of “ciekawska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ciekawski | inquisitive |
| 2 | Polish | ciekawy | interesting; curious |
| 3 | Polish | -awy | -ish; -ous |
| 4 | Polish | szpat | spar |
| 5 | German | spät | late |
| 6 | Middle High German | spǣte | — |
| 7 | Old High German | spāti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *spādī | late |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | spēdiz | late |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁-tí-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |