zamówka
//zaˈmuf.ka//
Polishnoun
Grammatical form
zamówka is the diminutive form of zamowa — “spell, charm”.
Definitions
- 1.obsoleteexcuse, pretext
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *za- Old Polish za- Proto-Indo-European *mlewH-der. Proto-Slavic *mъ̀lva Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *mъlviti Old Polish mówić Old Polish zamówić Old Polish zamowa Polish zamowa Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish zamówka From zamowa + -ka. First attested in the 16th century.