Where does “cudzoziemiec” come from?
cudzoziemiec (Polish) comes from Old Polish cudzoziemiec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
cudzoziemiec (Polish): alien, foreigner
Definitions
- alien, foreigner
Ancestry of “cudzoziemiec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | cudzoziemiec | alien, foreigner |
| 2 | Old Polish | -ec | forms nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |