Where does “zwłaszcza” come from?
zwłaszcza (Old Polish) comes from Old Czech zvláščě, from Old Czech z, from Old Czech vláščí, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
zwłaszcza (Old Polish): especially; above all
Definitions
- especially; above all
Ancestry of “zwłaszcza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | zvláščě | especially |
| 2 | Old Czech | z | from, out of |
| 3 | Old Czech | vláščí | special, unique |
| 4 | Old Czech | -í | forming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |