Where does “abowiem” come from?

abowiem (Polish) comes from Old Polish abowiem, from Old Polish a, from Proto-Slavic a, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd.

Ancestry of “abowiem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishabowiembecause, for
2Old Polisha
3Proto-Slavicabut; and
4Proto-Balto-Slavicōand; but
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ōd

Words derived from “abowiem

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōdEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ōEvery word from Proto-Slavic a