Where does “fajczarz” come from?

fajczarz (Polish) comes from Polish fajczyć, from Polish fajka, from German Pfeife, from Middle High German pfīfe, from Old High German pfīfa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

Ancestry of “fajczarz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfajczyćto smoke a pipe
2Polishfajkapipe; cigarette, fag
3GermanPfeifewhistle; pipe
4Middle High Germanpfīfe
5Old High Germanpfīfa
6Proto-West Germanic*pīpāflute
7Vulgar Latinpipapipe
8LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo
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