Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

powiat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
powiat
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland.

Etymology

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does powiat mean?
The second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland.
Where does powiat come 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 *weyt-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *waitas Proto-Slavic *větъ Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *větiti Proto-Slavic *povětitideverb. Proto-Slavic *povětъ Old Polish powiat Polish powiatbor. English powiat Borrowed from Polish powiat.

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