Where does “oczepiny” come from?
oczepiny (Polish) comes from Polish oczepić, from Polish czepić, from Polish -ić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
oczepiny (Polish): part of the wedding beginning at midnight during which various party games are held with the bride and groom, and the guests
Definitions
- part of the wedding beginning at midnight during which various party games are held with the bride and groom, and the guests
Ancestry of “oczepiny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | oczepić | to put a czepiec on the bride's head for the oczepiny |
| 2 | Polish | czepić | to attach, to hook |
| 3 | Polish | -ić | forms causative verbs |
| 4 | Old Polish | -ić | forms verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |