Where does “płochliwy” come from?

płochliwy (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.

płochliwy (Polish): skittish, jittery, timid

Definitions

  1. skittish, jittery, timid

Ancestry of “płochliwy”, 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 “płochliwy”

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