Etymology

marrowsky

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Polish Morawski
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  1. Polish · derived fromMorawski
  2. English todaymarrowsky

First attested in 1859 and most likely derived from Polish Morawski. Generally thought to be named after a Polish nobleman active in London a couple of decades before the word's first attestation who suffered from accidental sound transpositions (possibly Józef Boruwłaski).

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