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Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego

book by Aleksander Brückner

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 5, 2023
Entity authorityQ7667418 ↗
Source-derived summary

Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language) is an etymological dictionary first published in 1927. It was compiled by Aleksander Brückner and served through the 20th century as a principal Polish etymological dictionary.

Though now to some extent superseded by more recent efforts, it remains serviceable.

See also

Dictionary

References

Aleksander Brückner, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego, 1st ed., Kraków, Krakowska Spółka Wydawnicza, 1927; reprint, Warsaw, Wiedza Powszechna, 2000.

Editorial summary

“Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego” enters the record as book by Aleksander Brückner. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Słownik, etymologiczny and języka can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1927, 2000—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1927. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Słownik, etymologiczny and języka.
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Why this record matters

“Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Słownik, etymologiczny and języka provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 5, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q7667418. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1927 and 2000.

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Rights, attribution and provenance may remain disputed even when a general reference summary presents a stable account. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.