Where does “win” come from?

win (Polish) comes from Polish wina, from Old Polish wina, from Proto-Slavic vina — fault, guilt, blame.

win (Polish): genitive plural of wina; genitive plural of wino

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of wina; genitive plural of wino

Ancestry of “win”, step by step

win traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwinaguilt; inflection of wino: ## genitive...
2Old Polishwina—
3Proto-Slavicvinafault, guilt, blame

via Polish wino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwinowine; vocative singular of wina
2Old Polishwino—
Every word from Proto-Slavic vina →Every word from Old Polish wina →Every word from Polish wina →