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Where does “Cieślar” come from?

Cieślar (Polish) comes from Polish cieśla, from Proto-Slavic tesľa, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-dʰlo-, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

Ancestry of “Cieślar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcieślacarpenter
2Proto-Slavictesľa—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-dʰlo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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