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Where does “nieudacznik” come from?

nieudacznik (Polish) comes from Russian неуда́чник, from Russian неуда́ча, from Russian уда́ча, from Russian уда́ться, from Russian дать, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.

nieudacznik (Polish): lame duck, loser, failure

Definitions

  1. lame duck, loser, failure

Ancestry of “nieudacznik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнеуда́чник—
2Russianнеуда́ча—
3Russianуда́ча—
4Russianуда́ться—
5Russianдатьto give; to let, to allow; to organize, to create
6Proto-Slavicdȁti—
7Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
8Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →