Where does “dlaczemu” come from?

dlaczemu (Polish) comes from Polish dlaczego, from Old Polish dlaczego, from Old Polish dla, from Proto-Slavic dьľa — length.

dlaczemu (Polish): why, how come

Definitions

  1. why, how come

Ancestry of “dlaczemu”, step by step

dlaczemu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish dlaczego

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdlaczegowhy
2Old Polishdlaczegothat's why, so, ergo
3Old Polishdlabecause of
4Proto-Slavicdьľalength

via Polish czemu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczemuwhy

Words derived from “dlaczemu”

Every word from Proto-Slavic dьľa →Every word from Old Polish dla →Every word from Old Polish dlaczego →