Where does “rozdział” come from?
rozdział (Polish) comes from Polish rozdzielić, from Polish dzielić, from Proto-Slavic děliti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic doyl-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
rozdział (Polish): chapter; distribution, allotment
Definitions
- chapter; distribution, allotment
Ancestry of “rozdział”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | rozdzielić | to divide up, to distribute, to dole out |
| 2 | Polish | dzielić | to split; to divide; to share |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | děliti | to divide |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | doyl- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |