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Where does “Andrzej” come from?

Andrzej (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέας, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.

Andrzej (Polish): Andrew

Definitions

  1. Andrew

Ancestry of “Andrzej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈνδρέας—
2Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
3Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—

Words derived from “Andrzej”

  • Andžejs
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