Where does “poczekalnia” come from?

poczekalnia (Polish) comes from Polish -alnia, from Polish -nia, from Old Polish -nia, from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà.

poczekalnia (Polish): waiting room

Definitions

  1. waiting room

Ancestry of “poczekalnia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-alniaforms names of designated rooms or shops
2Polish-niaforms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places
3Old Polish-niaforms feminine nouns, often but not always denoting places
4Proto-Slavic*-ьňà—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *-ьňà →Every word from Polish -nia →Every word from Polish -alnia →