Where does “jałmu̇żna” come from?
jałmu̇żna (Vilamovian) comes from Polish jałmużna, from Czech almužna, from Middle High German almuosen, from Old High German alamuosa, from Proto-West Germanic *alemōsinā — alms.
jałmu̇żna (Vilamovian): alms
Definitions
- alms
Ancestry of “jałmu̇żna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | jałmużna | alms |
| 2 | Czech | almužna | alms |
| 3 | Middle High German | almuosen | alms |
| 4 | Old High German | alamuosa | alms |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *alemōsinā | alms |