Where does “odznaczenie” come from?

odznaczenie (Polish) comes from Polish -enie, from Old Polish -enie, from Proto-Slavic -nьje, from Proto-Slavic -ьje — Denominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...

odznaczenie (Polish): honour, award, medal

Definitions

  1. honour, award, medal

Ancestry of “odznaczenie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-enieverbal noun suffix
2Old Polish-enieforms verbal nouns
3Proto-Slavic-nьjeDeverbal, forming action nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьjeDenominal, forming collective nouns; Deverbal ,...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьje →Every word from Polish -enie →Every word from Old Polish -enie →