Where does “autopoprawka” come from?
autopoprawka (Polish) comes from Polish poprawka, from Polish poprawić, from Polish prawić, from Proto-Slavic praviti, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
autopoprawka (Polish): self-edit
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Ancestry of “autopoprawka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | poprawka | correction, tweak, adjustment |
| 2 | Polish | poprawić | to improve, to better |
| 3 | Polish | prawić | to discourse, declaim, preach |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | praviti | to twist, to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pravъ | right, straight; correct |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prōˀwas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₃-wo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |