Where does “ówczesny” come from?
ówczesny (Polish) comes from Polish ów, 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.
ówczesny (Polish): contemporaneous
Ancestry of “ówczesny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | ów | that, the aforementioned |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ovъ | this |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | awas | — |
| 4 | Classical Persian | آواز | — |
| 5 | Middle Persian | ʾwʾz | voice, sound, tune |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wṓkʷs | voice, speech |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |