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Where does “dziadek” come from?

dziadek (Polish) comes from Polish -ek, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

dziadek (Polish): grandfather; old man; grandparents

Definitions

  1. grandfather; old man; grandparents

Ancestry of “dziadek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ekmasculine diminutive noun suffix
2Polish-nyForms masculine adjectives
3Latintemporālis—
4Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “dziadek”

  • pradziadek
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