Where does “Żegota” come from?

Żegota (Polish) comes from Polish -ota, from Proto-Slavic -ota, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -atā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂.

Ancestry of “Żegota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-otanoun suffix
2Proto-Slavic-otaDeadjectival, forming abstract nouns denoting the...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-atā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-European-otéh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂ →Every word from Polish -ota →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ota →
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