Where does “fejnownik” come from?

fejnownik (Polish) comes from Maltese fejn, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

fejnownik (Polish): fancy person, elegant person

Definitions

  1. fancy person, elegant person

Ancestry of “fejnownik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maltesefejnwhere
2Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
3Middle High Germanfīn—
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →