Where does “trzeciorzędny” come from?

trzeciorzędny (Polish) comes from Polish trzeciorzęd, from Polish trzeci, from Old Polish trzeci, from Proto-Slavic tretь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tretias, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirtias, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyos, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trzeciorzędny (Polish): third-rate

Definitions

  1. third-rate

Ancestry of “trzeciorzędny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishtrzeciorzędTertiary
2Polishtrzecithird
3Old Polishtrzecithird
4Proto-Slavictretьthird
5Proto-Balto-Slavictretias—
6Proto-Balto-Slavictirtias—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥tyos—
8Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥tyos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirtias →
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