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Where does “gówno” come from?

gówno (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic govьno, from Proto-Indo-European g(ʷ)owH-.

gówno (Polish): shit, excrement; piece of shit, something of low...

Definitions

  1. shit, excrement; piece of shit, something of low...

Ancestry of “gówno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgovьnoshit
2Proto-Indo-Europeang(ʷ)owH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European g(ʷ)owH- →