Where does “olśnienie” come from?
olśnienie (Polish) comes from Polish olśnić, 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.
olśnienie (Polish): brainwave, brainstorm, light-bulb moment
Definitions
- brainwave, brainstorm, light-bulb moment
Ancestry of “olśnienie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | olśnić | to dazzle, to bedazzle |
| 2 | Polish | lśnić | to shine, to glitter, to shimmer, to glisten |
| 3 | Old Polish | ślnić | to shine, to sparkle, to gleam, to glow |
| 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 |