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Where does “parweniusz” come from?

parweniusz (Polish) comes from French parvenu, from Latin pervenio, from Latin veniō, from Proto-Italic gʷenjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

parweniusz (Polish): parvenu, nouveau riche

Definitions

  1. parvenu, nouveau riche

Ancestry of “parweniusz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparvenuparvenu; past participle of parvenir
2LatinpervenioI come, arrive; I reach, attain, come to
3Latinveniō—
4Proto-Italicgʷenjōto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷm̥yéti—
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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