Where does “okpisz” come from?
okpisz (Polish) comes from Polish okpić, from Polish kpić, 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.
Ancestry of “okpisz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | okpić | to dupe |
| 2 | Polish | kpić | to mock, to deride, to jeer, to sneer, to taunt |
| 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 |