Where does “drożyzna” come from?

drożyzna (Polish) comes from Polish drogi, from Old Polish drogi, from Proto-Slavic dorgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas, from Proto-Indo-European dor- — to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice.

drożyzna (Polish): high price of groceries

Definitions

  1. high price of groceries

Ancestry of “drożyzna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdrogiexpensive; dear; inflection of droga: ## genitive...
2Old Polishdrogidear, expensive
3Proto-Slavicdorgъdear, expensive; dear, lovable, precious
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdargas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandor-to tear, to peel, to pluck, to slice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dor- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dargas →Every word from Proto-Slavic dorgъ →
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