Where does “menda” come from?

menda (Polish) comes from Polish mendoweszka, from Polish -o-, from Old Polish -o-, from Proto-Slavic -o-.

menda (Polish): pubic louse; scum; scoundrel

Definitions

  1. pubic louse; scum; scoundrel

Ancestry of “menda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmendoweszkacrab louse, pubic louse
2Polish-o-—
3Old Polish-o-—
4Proto-Slavic-o-—

Words derived from “menda”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -o- →Every word from Polish -o- →Every word from Old Polish -o- →