Where does “fajčiť” come from?
fajčiť (Slovak) comes from Slovak fajka, from German Pfeife, from Middle High German pfīfe, from Old High German pfīfa, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.
fajčiť (Slovak): to smoke
Ancestry of “fajčiť”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Slovak | fajka | pipe; blowjob |
| 2 | German | Pfeife | whistle; pipe |
| 3 | Middle High German | pfīfe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | pfīfa | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *pīpā | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | pipa | pipe |
| 7 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |
Words derived from “fajčiť”