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Where does “odczynić” come from?

odczynić (Polish) comes from Polish czynić, from Proto-Slavic činiti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey-n-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

odczynić (Polish): to dispel; to lift

Definitions

  1. to dispel; to lift

Ancestry of “odczynić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczynićto make, do
2Proto-Slavicčinitito do, to accomplish
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-n-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge
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