Where does “osobnik” come from?

osobnik (Polish) comes from Polish osoba, from Old Polish osoba, from Proto-Slavic osoba, from Proto-Balto-Slavic asabāˀ.

osobnik (Polish): specimen

Definitions

  1. specimen

Ancestry of “osobnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishosobaperson
2Old Polishosobaessence
3Proto-Slavicosobaperson
4Proto-Balto-Slavicasabāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic asabāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic osoba →Every word from Old Polish osoba →