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Where does “tęcza” come from?

tęcza (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic tǫča, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

tęcza (Polish): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “tęcza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictǫča—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “tęcza”

  • Tęczyński
  • Tęczyńska
  • tęczówka
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