Where does “dźwignica” come from?

dźwignica (Polish) comes from Polish dźwigać, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.

dźwignica (Polish): hoist, crane

Definitions

  1. hoist, crane

Ancestry of “dźwignica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdźwigaćto lift
2Proto-Slavicdvigatito raise, lift, move up
3Proto-Slavicd(ъ)vigъbranching, buttress serving as lever
4Proto-Slavicd(ъ)va2
Every word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va →Every word from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic dvigati →