Where does “duchowieństwo” come from?

duchowieństwo (Polish) comes from Polish duchowny, from Polish Duch, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

duchowieństwo (Polish): priesthood, clergy

Definitions

  1. priesthood, clergy

Ancestry of “duchowieństwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishduchownyclergyman, cleric, minister; clerical,...
2PolishDuchghost
3Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →