Where does “człowieczątko” come from?
człowieczątko (Polish) comes from Polish człowieczę, from Polish -ę, from Old Polish -ę, from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.
Ancestry of “człowieczątko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | człowieczę | child; small person |
| 2 | Polish | -ę | Forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young... |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ę | forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ę | Forms nouns for young animals and other... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ę | — |