opowiadanie.
short story (work of fiction that is shorter than a novella)
Meaning & usage
short story (work of fiction that is shorter than a novella)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab Proto-Slavic *o(b) Proto-Slavic *o(b)- Old Polish o- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa Proto-Slavic *po Proto-Slavic *po- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *wóyde Proto-Balto-Slavic *waistei Proto-Slavic *věděti Proto-Slavic *pověděti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Proto-Slavic *povědati Old Polish powiadać Old Polish opowiadać Polish opowiadać Proto-Indo-European *-nisder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-nisder. Proto-Slavic *-nь Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is Proto-Slavic *-ь Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas Proto-Slavic *-jь Proto-Slavic *-ьje Proto-Slavic *-nьje Old Polish -anie Polish -anie Polish opowiadanie From opowiadać + -anie.
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