Where does “poświęcić” come from?
poświęcić (Polish) comes from Polish święcić, from Polish -ić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
poświęcić (Polish): to sacrifice, to devote, to dedicate
Definitions
- to sacrifice, to devote, to dedicate
Ancestry of “poświęcić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | święcić | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 2 | Polish | -ić | forms causative verbs |
| 3 | Old Polish | -ić | forms verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |