Where does “-owy” come from?

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

-owy (Silesian): appended to nouns to form adjectives; -y

Definitions

  1. appended to nouns to form adjectives; -y

Ancestry of “-owy”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-owy”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovъ →Every word from Old Polish -owy →
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