Where does “olśnić” come from?
olśnić (Polish) comes from Polish lśnić, from Old Polish ślnić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
olśnić (Polish): to dazzle, to bedazzle
Definitions
- to dazzle, to bedazzle
Ancestry of “olśnić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | lśnić | to shine, to glitter, to shimmer, to glisten |
| 2 | Old Polish | ślnić | to shine, to sparkle, to gleam, to glow |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ić | forms verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |