Where does “фальш” come from?
фальш (Ukrainian) comes from German falsch, from Italian falso, from Polish fałszywy, from Polish fałsz, from Middle High German valsch, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
фальш (Ukrainian): forgery, deception, fraud
Definitions
- forgery, deception, fraud
Ancestry of “фальш”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | falsch | false, unfactual, untrue; wrong; fake, forged |
| 2 | Italian | falso | false; sham; forgery |
| 3 | Polish | fałszywy | false |
| 4 | Polish | fałsz | deceitfulness, phoniness; falsehood, falsity |
| 5 | Middle High German | valsch | — |
| 6 | Latin | falsus | deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having... |
| 7 | Latin | fallō | to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |