Where does “pokōj” come from?

pokōj (Silesian) comes from Polish pokój, from Proto-Slavic pokojь, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

pokōj (Silesian): peace

Definitions

  1. peace

Ancestry of “pokōj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpokójpeace; room
2Proto-Slavicpokojьrest
3Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →
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