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Where does “warszawka” come from?

warszawka (Polish) comes from Polish -ka, from Old Polish -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

warszawka (Polish): stereotypical inhabitants of Warsaw as a group

Definitions

  1. stereotypical inhabitants of Warsaw as a group

Ancestry of “warszawka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-kafeminine noun suffix; diminutive noun suffix;...
2Old Polish-ka—
3Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “warszawka”

  • warszafka
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