Where does “bezwyznaniowiec” come from?
bezwyznaniowiec (Polish) comes from Polish bezwyznaniowy, from Polish wyznaniowy, from Polish wyznanie, from Polish wyznać, from Polish znać, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t — to know.
bezwyznaniowiec (Polish): nonbeliever, nondenominational person
Definitions
- nonbeliever, nondenominational person
Ancestry of “bezwyznaniowiec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bezwyznaniowy | nondenominational |
| 2 | Polish | wyznaniowy | denominational |
| 3 | Polish | wyznanie | confession |
| 4 | Polish | wyznać | to profess, to preach |
| 5 | Polish | znać | to know somebody/something |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | znati | to know |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źnōˀtei | to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéh₃t | to know; to get to know, to meet |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |