Where does “fałszywy” come from?
fałszywy (Polish) comes from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
fałszywy (Polish): false
Definitions
- false
Ancestry of “fałszywy”, step by step
fałszywy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish fałsz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 2 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 3 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 4 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
via Russian фальши́вый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | фальши́вый | false, fake |