Where does “ciałopalenie” come from?

ciałopalenie (Polish) comes from Polish ciało, from French corps, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

ciałopalenie (Polish): cremation

Definitions

  1. cremation

Ancestry of “ciałopalenie”, step by step

ciałopalenie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ciało

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishciałobody; body, corpse; body, physical body
2Frenchcorpsbody; field; corps
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via Polish palenie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpalenieverbal noun of palić; burning; smoking
2Polish-enieverbal noun suffix
3Old Polish-enieforms verbal nouns
4Proto-Slavic-nьjeDeverbal, forming action nouns
5Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

Words derived from “ciałopalenie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep-
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