Where does “hanyszek” come from?

hanyszek (Silesian) comes from Polish anyż, from Old Czech anýž, from Middle High German anīs, from Latin anīsum, from Ancient Greek ἄνισον, from Egyptian jnst — an edible plant, possibly anise, used...

hanyszek (Silesian): anise

Definitions

  1. anise

Ancestry of “hanyszek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishanyżanise
2Old Czechanýžanise plant and spice
3Middle High Germananīsanise
4Latinanīsumanise
5Ancient GreekἄνισονAlternative form of ἄννησον; aniseed
6Egyptianjnstan edible plant, possibly anise, used...
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