Where does “piętnować” come from?

piętnować (Polish) comes from Polish piętno, from Old Polish piątno, from Proto-Slavic pętьno, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

piętnować (Polish): to condemn, to castigate, to denounce

Definitions

  1. to condemn, to castigate, to denounce

Ancestry of “piętnować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiętnostigma, birthmark, mark; imprint
2Old Polishpiątnomark, stigma
3Proto-Slavicpętьnotrace, sign
4Proto-Slavicpętaheel
5Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
7Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “piętnować”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →