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Where does “waśń” come from?

waśń (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic vasnь, from Proto-Slavic vaditi, from Proto-Indo-European (s)wod-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

waśń (Polish): feud, strife, discord, dissension

Definitions

  1. feud, strife, discord, dissension

Ancestry of “waśń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvasnь
2Proto-Slavicvaditito argue; to scold, to brawl; to take out
3Proto-Indo-European(s)wod-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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