Where does “łapownictwo” come from?

łapownictwo (Polish) comes from Polish łapownik, from Polish -ownik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

łapownictwo (Polish): bribery the activity of giving, offering or accepting bribes

Definitions

  1. bribery the activity of giving, offering or accepting bribes

Ancestry of “łapownictwo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłapownikbribetaker
2Polish-ownikForms masculine nouns
3Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
4Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъ →Every word from Polish -ownik →Every word from Old Polish -nik →