Where does “dlaczemuż” come from?

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

dlaczemuż (Polish): why, how come

Definitions

  1. why, how come

Ancestry of “dlaczemuż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdlaczemuwhy, how come
2Polishdlaczegowhy
3Old Polishdlaczegothat's why, so, ergo
4Old Polishdlabecause of
5Proto-Slavicdьľalength
Every word from Proto-Slavic dьľa →Every word from Old Polish dla →Every word from Old Polish dlaczego →