Where does “opiekować” come from?
opiekować (Polish) comes from Polish opieka, from Proto-Slavic opeka, from Proto-Slavic opeťi, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
opiekować (Polish): to care for, to look after, to take care of, to take under one's wing
Definitions
- to care for, to look after, to take care of, to take under one's wing
Ancestry of “opiekować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | opieka | protection, care; guardianship, patronage;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | opeka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | opeťi | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | peťi | to bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektei | to bake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |