Where does “ostawić” come from?

ostawić (Polish) comes from Old Polish ostawić, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

Ancestry of “ostawić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishostawićto leave
2Old Polisho-appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
3Proto-Slavico(b)-over
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Old Polish o- →Every word from Old Polish ostawić →