| Polish word | English word | History |
| cmentarz | cemetery | |
| grób | grave | |
| kremacja | cremation | |
| pochówek | burial | |
| pogrzeb | funeral | |
| spadkobierca | heir | |
| spadkobierczyni | heiress | |
| testament | will | |
| trumna | coffin | |
| wdowa | widow | |
| wdowiec | widower | |
| wykonawca testamentu | executor | |
| w żałobie | beraved/in mourning | |
| żałoba | mourning | |
| mieć atak serca | to have a heart attack | |
| mieć raka | to have cancer | |
| mieć wylew | to have a stroke |