Where does “skrzynka” come from?

skrzynka (Polish) comes from Polish skrzynia, from Proto-Slavic *skrini, from Old High German skrīni, from Latin scrinium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skrzynka (Polish): box, case

Definitions

  1. box, case

Ancestry of “skrzynka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskrzyniachest
2Proto-Slavic*skrinichest
3Old High Germanskrīni—
4Latinscriniumcase or chest for books or papers; portfolio,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skrzynka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin scrinium →Every word from Old High German skrīni →