Where does “napiętnować” come from?
napiętnować (Polish) comes from Polish piętnować, from Polish piętno, from Old Polish piątno, from Proto-Slavic pętьno, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.
napiętnować (Polish): to condemn, to castigate, to denounce
Definitions
- to condemn, to castigate, to denounce
Ancestry of “napiętnować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | piętnować | to condemn, to castigate, to denounce |
| 2 | Polish | piętno | stigma, birthmark, mark; imprint |
| 3 | Old Polish | piątno | mark, stigma |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pętьno | trace, sign |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pęta | heel |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pęti | to stretch; to tie, fix together |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pínˀtei | to braid; to stretch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |