Where does “bažant” come from?

bažant (Slovak) comes from Middle High German vasant, from Old French fasant, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

bažant (Slovak): pheasant; rookie

Definitions

  1. pheasant; rookie

Ancestry of “bažant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvasant—
2Old Frenchfasant—
3Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
4Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
5Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
6Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

Words derived from “bažant”

Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός →Every word from Ancient Greek φασιανός →