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Where does “bratek” come from?

bratek (Polish) comes from Old Polish -ek, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

bratek (Polish): pansy; Diminutive of brat

Definitions

  1. pansy; Diminutive of brat

Ancestry of “bratek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-ek—
2Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
3Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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