Where does “pomiędzy” come from?

pomiędzy (Polish) comes from Polish PO, from Polish woli, from Polish wół, from Proto-Slavic volъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walas.

pomiędzy (Polish): between, among

Definitions

  1. between, among

Ancestry of “pomiędzy”, step by step

pomiędzy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish PO

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPOafter
2PolishwoliOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of an ox;...
3Polishwółox, steer
4Proto-Slavicvolъox
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwalas—

via Polish między

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmiędzybetween
2Old Polishmiedzybetween
3Proto-Slavic*meďibetween, among

Words derived from “pomiędzy”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic walas →Every word from Proto-Slavic volъ →Every word from Polish wół →