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Where does “puchar” come from?

puchar (Polish) comes from Hungarian pohár, from Old High German pehhari, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος, from Latin vīcus, from Proto-Italic weikos, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

puchar (Polish): goblet; cup

Definitions

  1. goblet; cup

Ancestry of “puchar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpohárglass
2Old High Germanpehharicup
3Latinbīcārium—
4Ancient Greekβῖκοςvase with handles, amphora; land measure of...
5Latinvīcus—
6Proto-Italicweikos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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