Where does “czepota” come from?

czepota (Polish) comes from Polish czepić, from Polish -ić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

czepota (Polish): any plant of the genus Uncaria

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Uncaria

Ancestry of “czepota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczepićto attach, to hook
2Polish-ićforms causative verbs
3Old Polish-ićforms verbs
4Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Polish -ić