Where does “gdyż” come from?

gdyż (Polish) comes from Old Polish gdyż, from Old Polish gdy, from Proto-Slavic *kъdy.

gdyż (Polish): because, for

Definitions

  1. because, for

Ancestry of “gdyż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishgdyżintroduces a temporal clause; when, as, while
2Old Polishgdyintroduces a temporal clause; when
3Proto-Slavic*kъdy—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *kъdy →Every word from Old Polish gdy →Every word from Old Polish gdyż →
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