Where does “duchowny” come from?

duchowny (Polish) comes 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.

duchowny (Polish): clergyman, cleric, minister; clerical,...

Definitions

  1. clergyman, cleric, minister; clerical,...

Ancestry of “duchowny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishDuchghost
2Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “duchowny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →