Where does “firma krzak” come from?

firma krzak (Polish) comes from Polish firma, from Italian firma, from Italian firmare, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

firma krzak (Polish): no-name; obscure company of unknown brand and reputation, potentially untrustworthy or producing goods of inferior quality

Definitions

  1. no-name; obscure company of unknown brand and reputation, potentially untrustworthy or producing goods of inferior quality

Ancestry of “firma krzak”, step by step

firma krzak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish firma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfirmacompany
2Italianfirmasignature; third-person singular present...
3Italianfirmareto sign
4Latinfirmōto make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify
5LatinFirmusstrong, powerful
6Proto-Italicfermos
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-mo-sholding
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Polish Krzak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKrzakbush, shrub
2Polish-akused to form demonyms; used to form various...
3Old Polish-akused to form nouns
4Proto-Slavic-akъDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a carrier of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-