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Where does “Slowinski” come from?

Slowinski (English) comes from Polish Słowiński, from Kashubian Słowińc, from Slovincian Slôwjinc, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ślawas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “Slowinski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSłowiński—
2KashubianSłowińcSlovincian
3SlovincianSlôwjinc—
4Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
5Proto-Slavicslovoword
6Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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