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Where does “sztuka” come from?

sztuka (Polish) comes 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.

sztuka (Polish): art; play; piece, item, unit

Definitions

  1. art; play; piece, item, unit

Ancestry of “sztuka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sztuka”

  • штука
  • sztuczny
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