Where does “frakowy” come from?

frakowy (Polish) comes from Polish frak, from Old French froc, from Frankish hrokk, from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- — upper clothes, shirt.

frakowy (Polish): tailcoat

Definitions

  1. tailcoat

Ancestry of “frakowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishfraktailcoat
2Old Frenchfrocfrock
3Frankishhrokkrobe, tunic
4Proto-GermanichrukkazAlternative form of *rukkaz; robe, jacket, skirt,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrug(')-upper clothes, shirt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rug(')- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz →Every word from Frankish hrokk →