Where does “ramka” come from?

ramka (Polish) comes from Polish rama, from Old Polish rama, from Middle High German rame, from Old High German rama, from Proto-West Germanic *hramu — (timber) frame.

ramka (Polish): a pack of cigarette

Definitions

  1. a pack of cigarette

Ancestry of “ramka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishramaframe; crossbar
2Old Polishramaframe
3Middle High Germanramecolumn, frame
4Old High Germanramasupport
5Proto-West Germanic*hramu(timber) frame
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hramu →Every word from Old High German rama →Every word from Middle High German rame →