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Where does “gwiazda” come from?

gwiazda (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic gvězda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwaisdā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ-.

gwiazda (Polish): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “gwiazda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgvězdastar
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źwaisdā́ˀ—
3Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwoysdʰ-—

Words derived from “gwiazda”

  • Gwiazda
  • Gwiazdoń
  • gwiazdozbiór
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwoysdʰ- →