Where does “pan władza” come from?

pan władza (Polish) comes from Polish Pan, from Latin Pān, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

pan władza (Polish): a term of address used for policeman; [[officer, sir

Definitions

  1. a term of address used for policeman; [[officer, sir

Ancestry of “pan władza”, step by step

pan władza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Pan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPanLord
2LatinPānPan
3Ancient Greekπᾶνneuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter...
4Ancient Greekὀπτικόςof or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,...
5Ancient Greekὄψιςview
6Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
7Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Polish władza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwładzapower; government, authority
2Old Polishwłodzaproperty, belongings, estate
3Proto-Slavicvolďa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ