Where does “ów” come from?

ów (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic ovъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic awas, from Classical Persian آواز, from Middle Persian ʾwʾz, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

ów (Polish): that, the aforementioned

Definitions

  1. that, the aforementioned

Ancestry of “ów”, step by step

ów traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic ovъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicovъthis
2Proto-Balto-Slavicawas—
3Classical Persianآواز—
4Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Polish czas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczastime; period; tense
2Old Polishczastime; period
3Proto-Slavic*čàsъtime

Words derived from “ów”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs →Every word from Middle Persian ʾwʾz →