Where does “ściesyć” come from?

ściesyć (Polish) comes from Polish cieszyć, from Old Polish cieszyć, from Proto-Slavic těšiti — to calm, to soothe, to suckle, to quieten.

Ancestry of “ściesyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcieszyćto gratify, to gladden, to please
2Old Polishcieszyćto console, to make not sad
3Proto-Slavictěšitito calm, to soothe, to suckle, to quieten
Every word from Proto-Slavic těšiti →Every word from Old Polish cieszyć →Every word from Polish cieszyć →
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