Where does “włosienica” come from?
włosienica (Polish) comes from Old Polish włosienica, from Old Polish -ica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
Ancestry of “włosienica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | włosienica | hairshirt, cilice, bristle shirt, fur shirt, usually worn in self-mortification |
| 2 | Old Polish | -ica | forms feminine nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |