Where does “widowiskowy” come from?

widowiskowy (Polish) comes from Polish widowisko, from Polish -owisko, from Old Polish -owy, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

widowiskowy (Polish): showy, spectacular

Definitions

  1. showy, spectacular

Ancestry of “widowiskowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwidowiskoshow, exhibition
2Polish-owiskoforms neuter nouns usually related to places
3Old Polish-owyappended to nouns to form adjectives; -y
4Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to

Words derived from “widowiskowy”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Polish -owisko →Every word from Old Polish -owy →