Where does “pieniacz” come from?

pieniacz (Polish) comes from Polish pieniać, from Russian пеня́ть, from Russian пе́ня — fine payment for breaking the law.

pieniacz (Polish): barrator

Definitions

  1. barrator

Ancestry of “pieniacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpieniaćto process; to blame in court
2Russianпеня́тьto reproach (with), to blame
3Russianпе́няfine payment for breaking the law
Every word from Russian пе́ня →Every word from Russian пеня́ть →Every word from Polish pieniać →