Where does “podopieczna” come from?

podopieczna (Polish) comes from Polish podopieczny, from Polish opieka, from Proto-Slavic opeka, from Proto-Slavic opeťi, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.

Ancestry of “podopieczna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpodopiecznycharge
2Polishopiekaprotection, care; guardianship, patronage;...
3Proto-Slavicopeka
4Proto-Slavicopeťito bake
5Proto-Slavicpeťito bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to...
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpekteito bake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti
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