Where does “dżentelmeńsko” come from?
dżentelmeńsko (Polish) comes from Polish dżentelmeński, from Polish dżentelmen, from English gentleman, from Middle English gentilman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा — big, great.
dżentelmeńsko (Polish): in a gentlemanly manner
Definitions
- in a gentlemanly manner
Ancestry of “dżentelmeńsko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dżentelmeński | gentlemanly |
| 2 | Polish | dżentelmen | gentleman |
| 3 | English | gentleman | A man of gentle but not noble birth,... |
| 4 | Middle English | gentilman | gentleman |
| 5 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 6 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |