Where does “spierniczyć” come from?
spierniczyć (Polish) comes from Polish pierniczyć, from Polish piernik, from Old Polish pierz, from Old Polish ppierz, from Proto-Slavic pьpьrь, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
spierniczyć (Polish): to eff off, to escape, to flee, to hightail it, to run away
Definitions
- to eff off, to escape, to flee, to hightail it, to run away
Ancestry of “spierniczyć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pierniczyć | to fib, to talk nonsense |
| 2 | Polish | piernik | gingerbread; pepper, any member of the genus... |
| 3 | Old Polish | pierz | pepper |
| 4 | Old Polish | ppierz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pьpьrь | pepper |
| 6 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |