kwas
Polish
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) acid a sour substance
- (colloquial) snag, scene; unpleasant social situation
- (slang) LSD
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (leaven, fermented drink).
Origin
Proto-Slavic
*kvasъ
Gloss
leaven, fermented drink
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kovász Hungarian
- -o- Polish
- kwasek Polish
- kwasica Polish
- kwasoród Polish
- kwasota Polish
- nadkwasota Polish
- ród Polish
- *kvasъ Proto-Slavic
- kvasac Serbo-Croatian
- квасац Serbo-Croatian
- kos Albanian
- квасец Macedonian
- kvas Slovak
- kvas Slovene
- квасъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- квасъ Old East Slavic
- kwas Lower Sorbian