Where does “zamówka” come from?

zamówka (Polish) comes from Polish zamowa, from Old Polish zamowa, from Old Polish zamówić, from Old Polish za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

zamówka (Polish): excuse, pretext

Definitions

  1. excuse, pretext

Ancestry of “zamówka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzamowaspell, charm
2Old Polishzamowaalliance, pact
3Old Polishzamówićto make a claim in court
4Old Polishza-derives verbs of various meanings
5Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Old Polish za- →Every word from Old Polish zamówić →