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Where does “znamię” come from?

znamię (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic znamę, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃men.

znamię (Polish): birthmark; mole; mark; stigma; stigma

Definitions

  1. birthmark; mole; mark; stigma; stigma

Ancestry of “znamię”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicznamęsign
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃men—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃men →