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Where does “siwiec” come from?

siwiec (Polish) comes from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

siwiec (Polish): A grey-haired man; A plant of the genus Glaucum;...

Definitions

  1. A grey-haired man; A plant of the genus Glaucum;...

Ancestry of “siwiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ecA masculine suffix
2Old Polish-ec—
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “siwiec”

  • Siwiec
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