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Where does “kamienica” come from?

kamienica (Polish) comes from Polish Kamień, from Russian ка́мень, from Old East Slavic камень, from Proto-Slavic kamy, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éḱmō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

kamienica (Polish): townhouse; a residential building made of brick...

Definitions

  1. townhouse; a residential building made of brick...

Ancestry of “kamienica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKamień—
2Russianка́мень—
3Old East Slavicкамень—
4Proto-Slavickamystone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →