Where does “cudzoziemka” come from?
cudzoziemka (Polish) comes from Polish cudzoziemiec, from Old Polish cudzoziemiec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “cudzoziemka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | cudzoziemiec | alien, foreigner |
| 2 | Old Polish | cudzoziemiec | alien, foreigner |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ec | forms nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |