Where does “obszywka” come from?

obszywka (Polish) comes from Polish obszywać, from Polish obszyć, from Polish ob-, from Old Polish ob-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

obszywka (Polish): hem, border, fringe, edging, trim

Definitions

  1. hem, border, fringe, edging, trim

Ancestry of “obszywka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobszywaćto sew around
2Polishobszyćto sew around
3Polishob-prefix added to verbs for the aspect of space -...
4Old Polishob-prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
5Proto-Slavico(b)-over
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Polish ob- →Every word from Old Polish ob- →