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Where does “spodnie” come from?

spodnie (Polish) comes from Polish spód, from Polish pod, from Old Polish pod, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos — to stretch.

spodnie (Polish): trousers; inflection of spodni: ## neuter...

Definitions

  1. trousers; inflection of spodni: ## neuter...

Ancestry of “spodnie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishspódbottom; underside; underneath
2Polishpodbelow, beneath, under, underneath; against; near
3Old Polishpod—
4Proto-Slavicpǫdъ—
5Old Norsepund—
6Proto-Germanicpundąpound
7Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
8Proto-Italicpondos—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
10Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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