Where does “-ownia” come from?

-ownia (Polish) comes from Polish -owy, from Old Polish -owy, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

-ownia (Polish): forms feminine nouns denoting location

Definitions

  1. forms feminine nouns denoting location

Ancestry of “-ownia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-owy-y
2Old Polish-owyappended to nouns to form adjectives; -y
3Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to

Words derived from “-ownia”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Polish -owy →Every word from Old Polish -owy →