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winnik.

withe or rod for administering flogging

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvin.ɲik//ˈvin.ɲik/Middle, Polish

  1. withe or rod for administering flogging

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Balto-Slavic *wī́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-na Proto-Slavic *vina Old Polish wina Polish wina Proto-Slavic *-nъ Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Proto-Slavic *-nikъ Old Polish -nik Polish -nik Polish winnik From wina + -nik.

noun/ˈvin.ɲik//ˈvin.ɲik/Middle, Polish

  1. sauna whisk, bath broom (besom or broom used for bathing in saunas and Russian banyas)

    historical · inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian ве́ник (vénik).

noun/ˈvin.ɲik//ˈvin.ɲik/Middle, Polish

  1. bathhouse attendant who provided beatings with a bath broom

    historical · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian ве́ник (vénik).

noun/ˈvin.ɲik//ˈvin.ɲik/Middle, Polish

  1. lees at the bottom of a vat of wine

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete

  2. ampelopsis, pepper vine, porcelainberry (any plant of the genus Ampelopsis)

    inanimate · masculine

  3. October (month)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnumder. Proto-Slavic *vino Old Polish wino Polish wino Proto-Slavic *-nъ Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Proto-Slavic *-nikъ Old Polish -nik Polish -nik Polish winnik From wino + -nik.

noun/ˈvin.ɲik//ˈvin.ɲik/Middle, Polish

  1. transgressor

    masculine · obsolete · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Balto-Slavic *wī́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-na Proto-Slavic *vina Old Polish wina Polish wina Proto-Slavic *-nъ Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Proto-Slavic *-nikъ Old Polish -nik Polish -nik Polish winnik From wina + -nik.

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