Where does “dwupaństwowy” come from?

dwupaństwowy (Polish) comes from Polish dwa, from Old Polish dwa, from Proto-Slavic dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic duwō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dwupaństwowy (Polish): two-state

Definitions

  1. two-state

Ancestry of “dwupaństwowy”, step by step

dwupaństwowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish dwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdwatwo
2Old Polishdwatwo
3Proto-Slavicdъvatwo
4Proto-Balto-Slavicduwōtwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Polish państwo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpaństwostate, country; ladies and gentlemen; Mr. and Mrs
2Polish-stwoSuffix appended to words to create a neuter noun,...
3Proto-Slavic-ьstvoDeadjectival, forming nouns denoting a condition...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-istwas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic duwōEvery word from Proto-Slavic dъva