Where does “biedota” come from?
biedota (Polish) comes from Polish -ota, from Proto-Slavic -ota, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -atā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European -otéh₂.
biedota (Polish): the poor
Ancestry of “biedota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -ota | noun suffix |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ota | Deadjectival, forming abstract nouns denoting the... |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -atā́ˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -otéh₂ | — |