Where does “witrynka” come from?
witrynka (Polish) comes from Polish witryna, from French vitrine, from French vitre, from Latin vitrum, from Proto-Italic wedrom, from Proto-Indo-European wedro-, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Ancestry of “witrynka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | witryna | shop window |
| 2 | French | vitrine | shop window; shopping; vitrine |
| 3 | French | vitre | pane of glass, window pane; window; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | vitrum | glass; a woad; a plant used for dying blue; woad;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wedrom | glass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedro- | water-like |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |