Where does “wąsik” come from?

wąsik (Polish) comes from Polish Wąs, from Proto-Slavic ǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

wąsik (Polish): Diminutive of wąs

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of wąs

Ancestry of “wąsik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWąsmoustache
2Proto-Slavicǫsъhair of a moustache; moustache
3Proto-Slavicvǫdsъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwónsa—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰsom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

Words derived from “wąsik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa →