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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishoczepićto put a czepiec on the bride's head for the oczepiny
2Polishczepićto attach, to hook
3Polish-ićforms causative verbs
4Old Polish-ićforms verbs
5Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Polish -ić