Where does “fałszywka” come from?
fałszywka (Polish) comes from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fałszywka (Polish): counterfeit item, especially a piece of money
Definitions
- counterfeit item, especially a piece of money
Ancestry of “fałszywka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 2 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 3 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 4 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 5 | Latin | fallō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |