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Where does “jałmużna” come from?

jałmużna (Polish) comes from Czech almužna, from Middle High German almuosen, from Old High German alamuosa, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā.

jałmużna (Polish): alms

Definitions

  1. alms

Ancestry of “jałmużna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechalmužnaalms
2Middle High Germanalmuosenalms
3Old High Germanalamuosaalms
4Proto-West Germanic*alemōsinā—

Words derived from “jałmużna”

  • jałmu̇żna
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā →