Where does “szczwany” come from?

szczwany (Polish) comes from Polish -any, from Old Polish -any, from Proto-Slavic *-anъ, from Proto-Slavic -ěnъ — Forming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en.

szczwany (Polish): sly; leery

Definitions

  1. sly; leery

Ancestry of “szczwany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-anyForms masculine adjectives or adjectival...
2Old Polish-anyforms masculine adjectives or adjectival participles
3Proto-Slavic*-anъ—
4Proto-Slavic-ěnъForming adjectives meaning 'made of '; -en
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěnъ →Every word from Polish -any →Every word from Old Polish -any →