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Where does “islandzki” come from?

islandzki (Polish) comes from Polish Islandia, from Icelandic Ísland, from Old Norse Ísland, from Old Norse íss, from Proto-Germanic īsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyH- — ice, frost.

islandzki (Polish): Icelandic

Definitions

  1. Icelandic

Ancestry of “islandzki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishIslandia—
2IcelandicÍslandIceland
3Old NorseÍslandIceland
4Old Norseíssice
5Proto-Germanicīsąice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
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