Where does “wujowy” come from?

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

wujowy (Polish): avuncular, uncley, unclish, uncular

Definitions

  1. avuncular, uncley, unclish, uncular

Ancestry of “wujowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-owy-y
2Old Polish-owyappended to nouns to form adjectives; -y
3Proto-Slavic-ovъof, belonging to
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Polish -owy →Every word from Old Polish -owy →
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