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Where does “sprawiedliwość” come from?

sprawiedliwość (Polish) comes from Polish sprawiedliwy, from Czech spravedlivý, from Czech s-, from Czech s, from Old Czech [[s]], [[se]], from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

sprawiedliwość (Polish): fairness, justice; justice system

Definitions

  1. fairness, justice; justice system

Ancestry of “sprawiedliwość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsprawiedliwyfair, just
2Czechspravedlivýjust
3Czechs-A prefix, usually indicating either movement...
4Czechswith
5Old Czech[[s]], [[se]]—
6Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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