Where does “mocodawca” come from?

mocodawca (Polish) comes from Polish dawca, from Polish -ca, from Old Polish -ca, from Proto-Slavic -ьca, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

mocodawca (Polish): policymaker

Definitions

  1. policymaker

Ancestry of “mocodawca”, step by step

mocodawca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish dawca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdawcadonor
2Polish-caForms agent nouns
3Old Polish-caforms agent nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deverbal , forms...
5Proto-Slavic-ьka—
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
7Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Polish móc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
2Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
3Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Polish -ca →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →