Where does “namacać” come from?
namacać (Polish) comes from Romanian macac, from Proto-Slavic macati, from Tagalog Makati, from Tagalog ma-, from Icelandic landi, from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą — land, heath; loins.
namacać (Polish): to find by touching or feeling, to grope for, to come across
Definitions
- to find by touching or feeling, to grope for, to come across
Ancestry of “namacać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | macac | macaque |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | macati | — |
| 3 | Tagalog | Makati | itchy |
| 4 | Tagalog | ma- | Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;... |
| 5 | Icelandic | landi | the people, general population; a fellow... |
| 6 | Icelandic | land | land, earth, ground; country; countryside,... |
| 7 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |