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Where does “Bogusław” come from?

Bogusław (Polish) comes from Polish Bóg, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

Ancestry of “Bogusław”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBógGod
2LatinDeusGod
3Latindẹ̄vos—
4Old Latindeivosgod, deity
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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