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Where does “ogurek” come from?

ogurek (Old Polish) comes from Ancient Greek ἀγγούριον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “ogurek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἀγγούριονDiminutive of ᾰ̓́γγουρον
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “ogurek”

  • Salzgurke
  • Gewürzgurke
  • Gurke
  • Stachelgurke
  • gurkburk
  • gurka
  • ogórek
  • ogórkowy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →