Where does “domorosły” come from?
domorosły (Polish) comes from Polish rosnąć, from Serbo-Croatian -nac, from Czech co, from Old Czech čso, from Proto-Slavic česo, from Proto-Slavic čь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ki, from Proto-Indo-European kʷíd — interrogative base.
domorosły (Polish): homegrown, homespun
Definitions
- homegrown, homespun
Ancestry of “domorosły”, step by step
domorosły traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish rosnąć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | rosnąć | to grow |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | -nac | — |
| 3 | Czech | co | what; that; isn't it so, don't you think? |
| 4 | Old Czech | čso | Interrogative pronoun; what |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | česo | what (interrogative) |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | čь | what; alternative form of *čьto |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ki | what |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷíd | neuter nominative/accusative singular of *kʷís |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷís | who, what; who, which, that; which, what |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷi- | interrogative base |