Where does “treska” come from?

treska (Polish) comes from Polish tresa, from French tresse, from Old French tresce, from Vulgar Latin trichia, from Ancient Greek τριχία, from Ancient Greek θρίξ — hair.

Ancestry of “treska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtresahairpiece, postiche
2Frenchtressetress, braid, plait; first-person singular...
3Old Frenchtrescelock of hair
4Vulgar Latintrichia
5Ancient Greekτριχίαrope
6Ancient Greekθρίξhair
Every word from Ancient Greek θρίξEvery word from Ancient Greek τριχίαEvery word from Vulgar Latin trichia