Where does “wiadomość” come from?

wiadomość (Polish) comes from Polish wiadomy, from Old Polish wiedzieć, from Proto-Slavic *vě̀děti — to know, to be familiar/aware of.

wiadomość (Polish): message, piece of information; news item, piece...

Definitions

  1. message, piece of information; news item, piece...

Ancestry of “wiadomość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwiadomyknown
2Old Polishwiedziećto know as a fact
3Proto-Slavic*vě̀dětito know, to be familiar/aware of
Every word from Proto-Slavic *vě̀děti →Every word from Old Polish wiedzieć →Every word from Polish wiadomy →
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