Where does “dziewuszysko” come from?

dziewuszysko (Polish) comes from Polish dziewucha, from Polish -ucha, from Old Polish -ucha, from Old Polish -ą, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

Ancestry of “dziewuszysko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziewuchacountry girl, wench
2Polish-uchaforms nouns, usually augmentative in nature; may be of either gender, though typically feminine
3Old Polish-uchaforms nouns
4Old Polishforms third person plural of verbs
5Proto-Slavic-aid
6Proto-Indo-European-ōd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōdEvery word from Proto-Slavic -aEvery word from Polish -ucha
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