Etymology

garniec

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Today it means: A former Polish unit of measure for volume, equivalent to 3.7689 litres. Full definition →

Polish garniec ← Old Polish garniec ← Proto-Slavic *gъrnьcь
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰr̥nós
  3. Proto-Balto-Slavic*gurnas
  4. Proto-Slavic*gъrnъ
  5. Proto-Slavic*gъrnьcь
  6. Old Polishgarniec
  7. Polishgarniec
  8. English todaygarniec

Unadapted borrowing from Polish garniec.

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