Where does “bańka” come from?

bańka (Silesian) comes from Old Polish bańka, from Old Polish bania, from Proto-Slavic baňa, from Latin bāneum, from Latin balneum, from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖον, from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύς — bath-man.

bańka (Silesian): bauble

Definitions

  1. bauble

Ancestry of “bańka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbańkaventouse
2Old Polishbaniaround necked vessel sometimes in the shape of a skull
3Proto-Slavicbaňabath, bathing, bathing place; dome; bulging,...
4Latinbāneumattested in Pompeii
5Latinbalneumbath, bathing place, bathroom
6Ancient Greekβαλανεῖονbath, bathing room; bathhouse
7Ancient Greekβᾰλᾰνεύςbath-man
Every word from Ancient Greek βᾰλᾰνεύςEvery word from Ancient Greek βαλανεῖονEvery word from Latin balneum