Where does “*powiedny” come from?
*powiedny (Old Polish) comes from Polish powiedzieć, from Proto-Slavic *pověděti — to announce, to inform.
Ancestry of “*powiedny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | powiedzieć | to tell; to say |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *pověděti | to announce, to inform |