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.

-iwy (Polish): forms masculine adjectives meaning tending to

Definitions

  1. forms masculine adjectives meaning tending to

Ancestry of “-iwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-ivъ—
2Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-iwy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Slavic -vъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ivъ →