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Where does “cudzołożnik” come from?

cudzołożnik (Polish) comes from Polish cudzołożyć, from Polish łoże, from Proto-Slavic lože, from Proto-Indo-European logʰ-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

cudzołożnik (Polish): adulterer

Definitions

  1. adulterer

Ancestry of “cudzołożnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcudzołożyćto commit adultery
2Polishłożefour-poster; bed
3Proto-Slavicložebed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlogʰ-yo-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →