Where does “najbardziej” come from?

najbardziej (Polish) comes from Polish naj-, from Old Polish naj-, from Proto-Slavic *najь- — used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, taking the form of comparative as the basis; similar to most and -est.

najbardziej (Polish): the most used to form the superlative degree of adverbs

Definitions

  1. the most used to form the superlative degree of adverbs

Ancestry of “najbardziej”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnaj-Used to form the superlative of adjectives and...
2Old Polishnaj-used to form superlatives
3Proto-Slavic*najь-used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs, taking the form of comparative as the basis; similar to most and -est
Every word from Proto-Slavic *najь- →Every word from Polish naj- →Every word from Old Polish naj- →