Where does “zapuszkować” come from?
zapuszkować (Polish) comes from Polish puszkować, from Polish puszka, from Czech puška, from Old Czech puška, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis — box tree; boxwood.
zapuszkować (Polish): to can, to seal in a can
Definitions
- to can, to seal in a can
Ancestry of “zapuszkować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | puszkować | to can, to seal in a can |
| 2 | Polish | puszka | can, tin; sporangium; genitive singular of puszek |
| 3 | Czech | puška | rifle; gun |
| 4 | Old Czech | puška | vessel, small box |
| 5 | Old High German | buhsa | box |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 7 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 8 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |