Etymology

Warszawa

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Today it means: Synonym of Warsaw: the capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship. Full definition →

Polish Warszawa ← Old Polish Warszewa ← Proto-Slavic *vь̀sь
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The story

  1. Old PolishWarcisław
  2. Old PolishWarsz
  3. Old Polish*warszewy
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  5. Proto-Balto-Slavic*wiśis
  6. Proto-Slavic*vь̀sь
  7. Old Polishwieś
  8. Old Polish*warszewa wieśellip.
  9. Old PolishWarszewa
  10. PolishWarszawa
  11. English todayWarszawa

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Warszawa. Doublet of Warsaw.

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