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Where does “złodziej” come from?

złodziej (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *zъlodějь.

złodziej (Polish): thief

Definitions

  1. thief

Ancestry of “złodziej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*zъlodějь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *zъlodějь →