Where does “tworzywo” come from?

tworzywo (Polish) comes from Polish tworzyć, from Proto-Slavic tvorìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European twerH- — to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir.

tworzywo (Polish): material, raw material

Definitions

  1. material, raw material

Ancestry of “tworzywo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtworzyćto create; to form
2Proto-Slavictvorìtito make
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twerH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic twárīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvorìti →