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Where does “Wegiel” come from?
Wegiel (English) comes from Polish Węgiel, from Old Polish węgiel, from Proto-Slavic *ǫ̀gľь — coal.
Ancestry of “Wegiel”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Polish
Węgiel
—
2
Old Polish
węgiel
coal; charcoal
3
Proto-Slavic
*ǫ̀gľь
coal
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