Where does “krótkotrwałość” come from?
krótkotrwałość (Polish) comes from Polish krótkotrwały, from Polish Krótki, from Lower Sorbian krotki, from Proto-Slavic kortъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
krótkotrwałość (Polish): short-livedness, briefness, fleetingness, ephemerality
Definitions
- short-livedness, briefness, fleetingness, ephemerality
Ancestry of “krótkotrwałość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | krótkotrwały | short-lived, brief, fleeting |
| 2 | Polish | Krótki | short |
| 3 | Lower Sorbian | krotki | short |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kortъkъ | short |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerd- | to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |