Where does “rekini” come from?

rekini (Polish) comes from Polish rekin, from French requin, from Old French reschin, from Old French rekigner — to make an ugly face.

rekini (Polish): shark

Definitions

  1. shark

Ancestry of “rekini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrekinshark
2Frenchrequinshark
3Old Frenchreschin—
4Old Frenchrekignerto make an ugly face
Every word from Old French rekigner →Every word from Old French reschin →Every word from French requin →