Where does “perzyna” come from?
perzyna (Polish) comes from Old Polish pyrzyna, from Old Polish pyrz, from Proto-Slavic pyrь, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.
perzyna (Polish): embers
Ancestry of “perzyna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | pyrzyna | — |
| 2 | Old Polish | pyrz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pyrь | remains of fire, smoldering ash, cinder; wild... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |