Where does “obraza” come from?

obraza (Polish) comes from Romanian obraz, from Old Church Slavonic образъ, from Proto-Slavic obrazъ — image, look, sight, form.

obraza (Polish): insult, affront

Definitions

  1. insult, affront

Ancestry of “obraza”, step by step

obraza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian obraz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianobrazcountenance; cheek; asscheek
2Old Church Slavonicобразъimage; look; sight
3Proto-Slavicobrazъimage, look, sight, form

via Polish obrazić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobrazićto offend, to upset
2Proto-Slavicobrazitito form

Words derived from “obraza”

Every word from Proto-Slavic obrazъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic образъ →Every word from Romanian obraz →