Where does “drogowy” come from?
drogowy (Polish) comes from Polish droga, from Old Polish droga, from Proto-Slavic dorga, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.
drogowy (Polish): pertaining to roads
Ancestry of “drogowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | droga | way; road; feminine nominative/vocative singular... |
| 2 | Old Polish | droga | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dorga | path, road; way |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | derHgʰ- | to tug, to stretch; to pluck |