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Where does “dziwny” come from?

dziwny (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic divьnъ, from Proto-Slavic divъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.

dziwny (Polish): strange, odd

Definitions

  1. strange, odd

Ancestry of “dziwny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdivьnъamazing, wondrous
2Proto-Slavicdivъwonder, miracle; wild, untamed
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought

Words derived from “dziwny”

  • udziwniać
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