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Where does “wąski” come from?

wąski (Polish) comes from Polish wązki, from Proto-Slavic ǫzъkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźukas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anźus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

wąski (Polish): narrow, tight

Definitions

  1. narrow, tight

Ancestry of “wąski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishwązkiObsolete spelling of wąski
2Proto-Slavicǫzъkъnarrow, tight
3Proto-Balto-Slavicanźukas—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicanźus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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