Where does “-iwy” come from?
-iwy (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “-iwy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | -ivъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -vъ | From thematic declension of u-stem... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *-was | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “-iwy”