Where does “najlepszy” come from?

najlepszy (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.

najlepszy (Polish): best

Definitions

  1. best

Ancestry of “najlepszy”, 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- →