Where does “dlaczego” come from?

dlaczego (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish dla, from Proto-Slavic dьľa — length.

dlaczego (Old Polish): that's why, so, ergo

Definitions

  1. that's why, so, ergo

Ancestry of “dlaczego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdlabecause of
2Proto-Slavicdьľalength

Words derived from “dlaczego”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dьľa →Every word from Old Polish dla →