Where does “wolnocłowy” come from?

wolnocłowy (Polish) comes from Polish cłowy, from Polish -owy, from Old Polish -owy, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.

wolnocłowy (Polish): duty-free

Definitions

  1. duty-free

Ancestry of “wolnocłowy”, step by step

wolnocłowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish cłowy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcłowycustoms
2Polish-owy-y
3Old Polish-owyappended to nouns to form adjectives; -y
4Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to

via Polish Wolny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWolnyslow
2Old Polishwolnyfree
3Proto-Slavicvolьnъfree, willing
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Polish -owy →Every word from Old Polish -owy →