Where does “odpowiedźca” come from?

odpowiedźca (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

odpowiedźca (Old Polish): defendant

Definitions

  1. defendant

Ancestry of “odpowiedźca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
2Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
3Proto-Slavic-ьka—
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
5Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →Every word from Old Polish -ca →