Where does “gąbczasty” come from?
gąbczasty (Polish) comes from Polish -asty, from Polish -ty, from Old Polish -ty, from Proto-Slavic -tъ — Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...
gąbczasty (Polish): spongy, spongiform
Definitions
- spongy, spongiform
Ancestry of “gąbczasty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | -asty | forms masculine adjectives meaning similar to |
| 2 | Polish | -ty | forms passive participles of simple -i, -y, -u or -ą stems (or verbs with the suffix -nąć) and causes apophony of ą→ę |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ty | forms passive participles of simple -i, -y, -u or -ą stems (or verbs with the suffix -nąć) and causes apophony of ą→ę |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -tъ | Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms... |