Where does “dziwotwór” come from?

dziwotwór (Polish) comes from Polish twór, from Proto-Slavic tvorъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twor(ʔ)-o, from Proto-Indo-European tworH-o-.

dziwotwór (Polish): deformity, a severely abnormal feature or structure

Definitions

  1. deformity, a severely abnormal feature or structure

Ancestry of “dziwotwór”, step by step

dziwotwór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish twór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtwórthing, creation
2Proto-Slavictvorъcreation, creature
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwor(ʔ)-o—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantworH-o-—

via Polish dziwić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziwićto surprise, to astonish; to marvel, to be...
2Proto-Slavicdivitito surprise, astonish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tworH-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic twor(ʔ)-o →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvorъ →