Where does “mięsopust” come from?
mięsopust (Polish) comes from Polish mięso, from Proto-Slavic męso, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mēnsā́ˀ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.
mięsopust (Polish): Shrovetide
Definitions
- Shrovetide
Ancestry of “mięsopust”, step by step
mięsopust traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish mięso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | mięso | meat |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | męso | meat |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mēnsā́ˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗns | meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via Polish opuścić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | opuścić | to abandon, to leave |
| 2 | Polish | o- | prefix indicating a perfective verb |
| 3 | Old Polish | o- | appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | o(b)- | over |
via Latin carnem levāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | carnem levāre | — |