Where does “-owiec” come from?
-owiec (Polish) comes from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
-owiec (Polish): -er; appended to some fruit or seed names to form...
Definitions
- -er; appended to some fruit or seed names to form...
Ancestry of “-owiec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -ec | A masculine suffix |
| 2 | Old Polish | -ec | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “-owiec”