Where does “żeliwo” come from?

żeliwo (Polish) comes from Polish żelaziwo, from Polish -iwo, from Proto-Slavic -ivo, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

żeliwo (Polish): cast iron

Definitions

  1. cast iron

Ancestry of “żeliwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżelaziwo—
2Polish-iwoforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ivoForms instrumental and resultant terms from verb...
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “żeliwo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Polish -iwo →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ivo →