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zgnilizna.

rot, rottenness (any of several diseases in which breakdown of plant tissue occurs)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/zɡɲiˈliz.na/
  1. rot, rottenness (any of several diseases in which breakdown of plant tissue occurs)

    feminine
  2. sleaze (low moral standards)

    feminine
  3. decomposition, putrefaction (biological process)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰsder. Proto-Balto-Slavic *iź Proto-Slavic *jьz Proto-Slavic *jьz- Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Balto-Slavic *san? Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm? Proto-Slavic *sъ(n) Old Polish z- Polish z- Proto-Indo-European *gʰneyH-der. Proto-Slavic *gňìti Old Polish gnić Polish gnić Polish zgnić Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Slavic *-lъ Old Polish -ły Polish -ły Polish zgniły Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder. Proto-Slavic *-izna Old Polish -izna Polish -izna Polish zgnilizna From zgniły + -izna.

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