Where does “pewnie” come from?

pewnie (Polish) comes from Old Polish pewnie, from Old Polish -ie, from Proto-Slavic -ę, from Proto-Indo-European -ę.

pewnie (Polish): surely, certainly

Definitions

  1. surely, certainly

Ancestry of “pewnie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpewniesurely
2Old Polish-ieforms adverbs from adjectives
3Proto-Slavic-ęForms nouns for young animals and other...
4Proto-Indo-European-ę—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ę →Every word from Old Polish -ie →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ę →