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Where does “-dło” come from?

-dło (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic -dlo, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

Ancestry of “-dło”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-dloForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
2Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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