Where does “małż” come from?
małż (Polish) comes from Polish małżonek, 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...
małż (Polish): bivalve
Definitions
- bivalve
Ancestry of “małż”, step by step
małż traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish małżonek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | małżonek | someone else's spouse, husband |
| 2 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 3 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 5 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |
via Proto-Slavic *(s)mъlžь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *(s)mъlžь | slug, snail |