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Where does “cielęcy” come from?

cielęcy (Polish) comes from Polish -y, from Old Polish -y, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

cielęcy (Polish): Of or relating to a calf; calvish, slow-witted,...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a calf; calvish, slow-witted,...

Ancestry of “cielęcy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ynominative plural ending of some masculine nouns;...
2Old Polish-y—
3Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
4Proto-Balto-Slaviciś—
5Old Polishićto go
6Proto-Slavicjьtito go
7Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “cielęcy”

  • cielęcina
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