Where does “modrawy” come from?

modrawy (Polish) comes from Polish -awy, from Polish szpat, from German spät, from Middle High German spǣte, from Old High German spāti, from Proto-West Germanic *spādī, from Proto-Germanic spēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s — to succeed, to prosper.

modrawy (Polish): light blue

Definitions

  1. light blue

Ancestry of “modrawy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-awy-ish; -ous
2Polishszpatspar
3Germanspätlate
4Middle High Germanspǣte—
5Old High Germanspāti—
6Proto-West Germanic*spādīlate
7Proto-Germanicspēdizlate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-tí-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Polish -awy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-tí-s →