Where does “łapownik” come from?

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

łapownik (Polish): bribetaker

Definitions

  1. bribetaker

Ancestry of “łapownik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ownikForms masculine nouns
2Old Polish-nikforms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device
3Proto-Slavic-nikъFrom the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...

Words derived from “łapownik”

Every word from Proto-Slavic -nikъ →Every word from Polish -ownik →Every word from Old Polish -nik →