Where does “-twa” come from?

-twa (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic -tva, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

-twa (Polish): forms abstract nouns or nouns of place

Definitions

  1. forms abstract nouns or nouns of place

Ancestry of “-twa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic-tvaDeverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,...
2Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂—

Words derived from “-twa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tva →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂ →
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