giża

See also: giza, Giza, and Giża

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gyža (“stump”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gúnˀźjāˀ (“clump”) (possibly *gū́ˀźjāˀ), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *genǵ- or *gunǵ- (“to clump, to curl”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɡiʒʲa/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɡiʒʲa/

Noun

giża f

ham, buttock

Descendants

>? Polish: gira (“leg”)

Further reading

B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “giża”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

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