Where does “dziwowisko” come from?

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

dziwowisko (Polish): spectacle, anomaly, phenomenon

Definitions

  1. spectacle, anomaly, phenomenon

Ancestry of “dziwowisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdziwwonder
2Proto-Slavicdivъwonder, miracle; wild, untamed
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyh₂-mind, thought
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic divъ →Every word from Polish dziw →