Where does “blamáž” come from?
blamáž (Slovak) comes from German Blamage, from German blamieren, from French blâmer, from Old French blasmer, from Latin blastēmāre, from Ancient Greek βλασφημέω, from Ancient Greek βλάσφημος, from Ancient Greek φήμη.
blamáž (Slovak): disgrace, shame
Ancestry of “blamáž”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Blamage | public disgrace; loss of face |
| 2 | German | blamieren | to embarrass; to disgrace oneself |
| 3 | French | blâmer | to blame |
| 4 | Old French | blasmer | to blame |
| 5 | Latin | blastēmāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βλασφημέω | I speak profanely of sacred things, blaspheme; I... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βλάσφημος | uttering ill-omened words; jinx; reviling,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φήμη | prophetic voice, oracle; rumor; reputation |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |