Where does “kafelka” come from?

kafelka (Polish) comes from Polish kafel, from German kachel, from Middle High German kachel, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus, from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος — a pot or a pan.

Ancestry of “kafelka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkafeltile
2Germankachelinflection of kacheln: ## first-person singular...
3Middle High Germankachel—
4Old High Germanchachala—
5Vulgar Latincacculus—
6LatincaccabusAlternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot
7Ancient Greekκάκκαβοςa pot or a pan
Every word from Ancient Greek κάκκαβος →Every word from Latin caccabus →Every word from Vulgar Latin cacculus →