Where does “cierpkawy” come from?
cierpkawy (Polish) comes from Polish -awy, from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s — to succeed, to prosper.
cierpkawy (Polish): somewhat acrid, sharpish, somewhat tangy
Definitions
- somewhat acrid, sharpish, somewhat tangy