Where does “-iwo” come from?

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

-iwo (Polish): forms neuter nouns

Definitions

  1. forms neuter nouns

Ancestry of “-iwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ivoForms instrumental and resultant terms from verb...
2Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-iwo”

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