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Where does “Szewc” come from?

Szewc (Polish) comes from Old Polish szwiec, from Proto-Slavic šьvьcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sjuwikos.

Ancestry of “Szewc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishszwiec—
2Proto-Slavicšьvьcьtailor; shoemaker
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsjuwikos—
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