Where does “rusznikarstwo” come from?
rusznikarstwo (Polish) comes from Polish rusznikarz, from Polish rusznica, from Old Polish [[rucznica]], [[rusznica]], from Czech ručnice, from Czech ruční, from Czech ruka, from Old Czech ruka, from Proto-Slavic rǫka — to turn, to bend.
rusznikarstwo (Polish): gunsmithery
Definitions
- gunsmithery
Ancestry of “rusznikarstwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | rusznikarz | gunsmith |
| 2 | Polish | rusznica | hand cannon, gonne, handgonne |
| 3 | Old Polish | [[rucznica]], [[rusznica]] | — |
| 4 | Czech | ručnice | rifle |
| 5 | Czech | ruční | manual |
| 6 | Czech | ruka | hand |
| 7 | Old Czech | ruka | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | rǫka | hand; arm |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ránkāˀ | hand, arm |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wrenk- | to turn, twist, bend |
| 11 | Latvian | wer- | to turn, to bend |