Where does “-lëwy” come from?

-lëwy (Slovincian) comes from Polish -iwy, from Proto-Slavic -ivъ, from Proto-Slavic -vъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-was, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-lëwy (Slovincian): forms masculine adjectives

Definitions

  1. forms masculine adjectives

Ancestry of “-lëwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-iwyforms masculine adjectives meaning tending to
2Proto-Slavic-ivъ
3Proto-Slavic-vъFrom thematic declension of u-stem...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*-was
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-lëwy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Proto-Slavic -vъEvery word from Polish -iwy