Where does “szkierowy” come from?
szkierowy (Polish) comes from Polish szkier, from Swedish skär, from French chair, from Middle French chair, from Old French char, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
szkierowy (Polish): skerry
Definitions
- skerry
Ancestry of “szkierowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szkier | skerry |
| 2 | Swedish | skär | pink; having a color between red and white,... |
| 3 | French | chair | flesh |
| 4 | Middle French | chair | flesh |
| 5 | Old French | char | flesh; meat; cart |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |