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Where does “żywopłot” come from?

żywopłot (Polish) comes from Polish żywy, from Old Polish żywy, from Proto-Slavic *žȋvъ.

żywopłot (Polish): hedge

Definitions

  1. hedge

Ancestry of “żywopłot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżywylive, alive, living; lively, vivacious; vivid,...
2Old Polishżywy—
3Proto-Slavic*žȋvъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *žȋvъ →