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Where does “sztuczny” come from?

sztuczny (Polish) comes from Polish sztuka, from German stück, from Middle High German stücke, from Old High German stucki, from Proto-West Germanic stukkī, from Proto-Germanic stukkiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

sztuczny (Polish): artificial, man-made; false, mock

Definitions

  1. artificial, man-made; false, mock

Ancestry of “sztuczny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsztukaart; play; piece, item, unit
2Germanstück—
3Middle High Germanstücke—
4Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
5Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
6Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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