Where does “faleza” come from?

faleza (Polish) comes from French falaise, from Old French faleise, from Frankish falisa, from Proto-Germanic falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European pelis- — stone; rock, cliff.

faleza (Polish): cliff on a coast

Definitions

  1. cliff on a coast

Ancestry of “faleza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfalaisecliff
2Old Frenchfaleisecliff
3Frankishfalisa—
4Proto-Germanicfalisazrock, cliff
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic falisaz →Every word from Frankish falisa →