Where does “mściwy” come from?

mściwy (Polish) comes from Polish -iwy, from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

mściwy (Polish): vengeful; vindictive

Definitions

  1. vengeful; vindictive

Ancestry of “mściwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-iwyforms masculine adjectives meaning tending to
2Proto-Slavic-ivъ
3Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “mściwy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Slavic -vъEvery word from Polish -iwy
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