pomnik.
monument; commemoration (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial)
Meaning & usage
monument; commemoration (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial)
gravestone, tombstone (stone slab set at the head of a grave)
something or someone of great value in the achievements of some field of human activity (e.g., science, history, art)
something that reminds of something past or will in the future be a reminder of something now existing
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree 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 *men- Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-éh₁-ye-ti Proto-Balto-Slavic *minḗˀtei Proto-Slavic *mьněti Proto-Slavic *pomьniti Old Polish pomnieć Polish pomnieć Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Old Polish -ny Polish -ny Polish pomny Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Old Polish -ik Polish -ik ▲ Latin monumentumcalq. Polish pomnik From pomny + -ik. Calque of Latin monumentum. Coined by Jacek Przybylski in 1788.
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