Where does “z groszami” come from?
z groszami (Polish) comes from Polish z, from Polish poza, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare — to pull, to draw; to lead.
Ancestry of “z groszami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | z | from; out of; made of |
| 2 | Polish | poza | beyond, out of; except; pose, posture |
| 3 | Polish | za | behind; for, after; in, for |
| 4 | Polish | w | in, at, on; into, in; on |
| 5 | Polish | reszta | rest; change; remainder |
| 6 | German | Rest | rest, remainder, remnant; radical |
| 7 | Italian | resto | rest, remainder, balance; change, rest; remains ,... |
| 8 | Italian | restare | to stay; to remain |
| 9 | Latin | restō | — |
| 10 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 11 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 12 | Latin | dūcō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | doukō | lead |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | déwketi | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |