Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “-iwo” come from?

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

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”

  • spoiwo
  • przędziwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →