Where does “nastawnica” come from?

nastawnica (Polish) comes from Polish nastawić, from Polish na-, from Old Polish na-, from Proto-Slavic na- — on.

nastawnica (Polish): lever frame, mechanical signal box

Definitions

  1. lever frame, mechanical signal box

Ancestry of “nastawnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnastawićto set, to adjust, to regulate
2Polishna-added to verbs to make them perfective
3Old Polishna-added to verbs to make them perfective
4Proto-Slavicna-on
Every word from Proto-Slavic na- →Every word from Polish na- →Every word from Old Polish na- →