Where does “fajek” come from?

fajek (Polish) comes 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.

fajek (Polish): cigarette, fag

Definitions

  1. cigarette, fag

Ancestry of “fajek”, step by step

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