Where does “najniespodzianiej” come from?

najniespodzianiej (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.

Ancestry of “najniespodzianiej”, 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-