Where does “szczerość” come from?
szczerość (Polish) comes from Polish szczery, from Old Polish szczyry, from Proto-Slavic ščirъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kei̯ro-.
szczerość (Polish): honesty, sincerity
Ancestry of “szczerość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | szczery | sincere, earnest; heartfelt;... |
| 2 | Old Polish | szczyry | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ščirъ | blite; mercury; sincere, frank |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kei̯ro- | — |