Where does “skromny” come from?

skromny (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic sъkromьnъ, from Proto-Slavic sъkromъ — restricted, bounded.

skromny (Polish): modest; minimal

Definitions

  1. modest; minimal

Ancestry of “skromny”, step by step

skromny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic sъkromьnъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsъkromьnъmodest, humble
2Proto-Slavicsъkromъrestricted, bounded

via Polish skrom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskromanimal fat, especially fat from hares or other lagomorphs
2Proto-Slavic*skormъfat, lard

Words derived from “skromny”

Every word from Proto-Slavic sъkromъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sъkromьnъ →