Where does “krzywica” come from?
krzywica (Polish) comes from Polish -ica, from Old Polish -ica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
krzywica (Polish): rickets, rachitis
Ancestry of “krzywica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -ica | Forms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and... |
| 2 | Old Polish | -ica | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |