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Where does “hańba” come from?

hańba (Polish) comes from Czech hanba, from Proto-Slavic *ganьba.

hańba (Polish): disgrace, shame, dishonour

Definitions

  1. disgrace, shame, dishonour

Ancestry of “hańba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhanbashame; disgrace
2Proto-Slavic*ganьba—
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