Where does “swoistość” come from?
swoistość (Polish) comes from Polish swoisty, from Polish swój, from Old Polish swój, from Proto-Slavic svojь, from Proto-Indo-European swoyos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
swoistość (Polish): peculiarity
Definitions
- peculiarity
Ancestry of “swoistość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | swoisty | appropriate, individual, particular, peculiar, special |
| 2 | Polish | swój | one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their |
| 3 | Old Polish | swój | reflexive-possessive pronoun one's own; my, his, her, its, our, your, their |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | svojь | one's own |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swoyos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |