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Where does “twój” come from?

twój (Polish) comes from Old Polish twój, from Proto-Slavic tvojь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twaja-, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

twój (Polish): your, yours , thy, thine

Definitions

  1. your, yours , thy, thine

Ancestry of “twój”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtwój—
2Proto-Slavictvojьthy, your
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwaja-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
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