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Where does “pełnosprawny” come from?

pełnosprawny (Polish) comes from Polish sprawny, from Polish sprawić, from Polish prawić, from Proto-Slavic praviti, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “pełnosprawny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsprawnyefficient, faultless, proper; proficient,...
2Polishsprawić—
3Polishprawićto discourse, declaim, preach
4Proto-Slavicpravitito twist, to turn
5Proto-Slavicpravъright, straight; correct
6Proto-Balto-Slavicprōˀwas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₃-wo-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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