Where does “ratunkowy” come from?

ratunkowy (Polish) comes from Polish -owy, from Old Polish -owy, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

ratunkowy (Polish): lifesaving; rescue

Definitions

  1. lifesaving; rescue

Ancestry of “ratunkowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-owy-y
2Old Polish-owyappended to nouns to form adjectives; -y
3Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Polish -owy →Every word from Old Polish -owy →