Where does “mieszkanie” come from?

mieszkanie (Polish) comes from Polish mieszkać, from Proto-Slavic mešьkati — to mix.

mieszkanie (Polish): verbal noun of mieszkać; apartment, flat

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of mieszkać; apartment, flat

Ancestry of “mieszkanie”, step by step

mieszkanie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mieszkać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmieszkaćto live
2Proto-Slavicmešьkatito mix

via Kashubian mieszkac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubianmieszkacto live, to reside

Words derived from “mieszkanie

Every word from Proto-Slavic mešьkatiEvery word from Polish mieszkać