Where does “podstarościanka” come from?

podstarościanka (Polish) comes from Polish starość, from Proto-Slavic starostь, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

podstarościanka (Polish): official position in a wedding ceremony

Definitions

  1. official position in a wedding ceremony

Ancestry of “podstarościanka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstarośćold age; age
2Proto-Slavicstarostьsenility; age
3Proto-Slavicstarъold
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstaʔros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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