Where does “dżinsowy” come from?
dżinsowy (Polish) comes from Polish dżins, from English Jeans, from English jean fustian, from Middle English fustian, from Old French fustaine, from Medieval Latin fustaneum, from Latin fustis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
dżinsowy (Polish): denim
Definitions
- denim
Ancestry of “dżinsowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dżins | denim |
| 2 | English | Jeans | plural of Jean |
| 3 | English | jean fustian | — |
| 4 | Middle English | fustian | strong cotton fabric |
| 5 | Old French | fustaine | A cotton fabric ancestral to modern fustian |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | fustaneum | — |
| 7 | Latin | fustis | a knobbed stick, a cudgel, staff, club |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |