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Where does “wątpliwy” come from?

wątpliwy (Polish) comes from Polish -liwy, from Polish -iwy, from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

wątpliwy (Polish): questionable, dubious, doubtful; doubtful

Definitions

  1. questionable, dubious, doubtful; doubtful

Ancestry of “wątpliwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-liwy—
2Polish-iwy—
3Proto-Slavic-ivъ—
4Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “wątpliwy”

  • wątpliwość
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