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Where does “cmentarny” come from?

cmentarny (Polish) comes from Polish cmentarz, from Old Polish cmyntarz, from Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cmentarny (Polish): cemetery

Definitions

  1. cemetery

Ancestry of “cmentarny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcmentarzcemetery
2Old Polishcmyntarz—
3Latincoemētērium—
4Ancient Greekκοιμητήριονsleeping chamber
5Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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