Where does “skrzypce” come from?

skrzypce (Polish) comes from Polish skrzypieć, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

skrzypce (Polish): violin

Definitions

  1. violin

Ancestry of “skrzypce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskrzypiećto creak, to crunch, to scrunch
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Old Polish-ecforms nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “skrzypce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →