Where does “płaczliwy” come from?

płaczliwy (Polish) comes from Polish -liwy, 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.

płaczliwy (Polish): lachrymose, plaintive, tearful, weepy, prone to crying

Definitions

  1. lachrymose, plaintive, tearful, weepy, prone to crying

Ancestry of “płaczliwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-liwyforms adjectives from verbs meaning tending to
2Polish-iwyforms masculine adjectives meaning tending to
3Proto-Slavic-ivъ—
4Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “płaczliwy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Polish -liwy →Every word from Proto-Slavic -vъ →
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