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Where does “nawrócić” come from?

nawrócić (Polish) comes from Polish wrócić, from Proto-Slavic vōrtìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wártīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

nawrócić (Polish): to convert, to proselytize; to recur, to relapse

Definitions

  1. to convert, to proselytize; to recur, to relapse

Ancestry of “nawrócić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwrócićto return, to get back, to come back; to restore,...
2Proto-Slavicvōrtìti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwártīˀteito turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwortéyetito turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “nawrócić”

  • nawrócenie
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