Where does “dzierżawa” come from?

dzierżawa (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic dьržava — power, rule, kingdom.

dzierżawa (Polish): lease, rental, tenancy

Definitions

  1. lease, rental, tenancy

Ancestry of “dzierżawa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьržavapower, rule, kingdom

Words derived from “dzierżawa

Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržava