Etymology

ogonek

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Today it means: A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų. Full definition →

Polish ogonek ← Proto-Slavic *ogonъ ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰónos
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The story

  1. Proto-Slavic*o-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰen-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰónos
  4. Proto-Slavic*gonъ
  5. Proto-Slavic*ogonъ
  6. Polishogon
  7. Polishogonek
  8. English todayogonek

Borrowed from Polish ogonek, from ogon (“tail”) + -ek.

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