Where does “wzorcowy” come from?

wzorcowy (Polish) comes from Polish wzorzec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

wzorcowy (Polish): exemplary, model

Definitions

  1. exemplary, model

Ancestry of “wzorcowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwzorzecpattern
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Old Polish-ecforms nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →
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