Where does “podchorąży” come from?

podchorąży (Polish) comes from Polish Chorąży, from Old Polish chorąży, from Old Polish -y, from Proto-Slavic jь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iś, from Old Polish ić, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei — to go.

podchorąży (Polish): ensign, officer cadet

Definitions

  1. ensign, officer cadet

Ancestry of “podchorąży”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishChorążychorąży
2Old Polishchorążyflag-bearer
3Old Polish-yforms adjectives
4Proto-Slavicjьthis; he
5Proto-Balto-Slaviciśthis
6Old Polishićto go
7Proto-Slavicjьtito go
8Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →