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