Where does “dziéwcącię” come from?
dziéwcącię (Polish) comes from Polish dziewczak, from Polish dziewczę, from Polish -ę, from Old Polish -ę, from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.
Ancestry of “dziéwcącię”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dziewczak | — |
| 2 | Polish | dziewczę | girl |
| 3 | Polish | -ę | Forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young... |
| 4 | Old Polish | -ę | forms neuter nouns, especially referring to young animals or, more rarely, young people |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ę | Forms nouns for young animals and other... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ę | — |