Where does “życzliwość” come from?
życzliwość (Polish) comes from Polish życzliwy, from Polish -liwy, from Polish -iwy, from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
życzliwość (Polish): kindness
Definitions
- kindness
Ancestry of “życzliwość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | życzliwy | kind |
| 2 | Polish | -liwy | forms adjectives from verbs meaning tending to |
| 3 | Polish | -iwy | forms masculine adjectives meaning tending to |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ivъ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -vъ | From thematic declension of u-stem... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *-was | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |