Where does “kawalina” come from?
kawalina (Polish) comes from Polish kawał, from Polish kawałek, from Polish -ek, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
kawalina (Polish): miserable little piece of something
Definitions
- miserable little piece of something
Ancestry of “kawalina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kawał | joke; chunk, piece |
| 2 | Polish | kawałek | Diminutive of kawał; bit; slice; track, song |
| 3 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 4 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 6 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |