Where does “szmatogłowy” come from?
szmatogłowy (Polish) comes from English raghead, from English head, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
szmatogłowy (Polish): raghead
Definitions
- raghead
Ancestry of “szmatogłowy”, step by step
szmatogłowy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English raghead
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raghead | A Muslim, Arab, Sikh, or member of any group that... |
| 2 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 3 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 5 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Polish głowa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | głowa | head |
| 2 | Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;... |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ka | feminine noun suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via Polish szmata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | szmata | rag; slut |