Where does “podstawka” come from?

podstawka (Polish) comes from Polish podstawić, from Polish pod-, from Old Polish pod-, from Proto-Slavic podъ- — under-.

podstawka (Polish): beer mat, coaster

Definitions

  1. beer mat, coaster

Ancestry of “podstawka”, step by step

podstawka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish podstawić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpodstawićto put under, to place under
2Polishpod-under-, sub-
3Old Polishpod-under-, sub
4Proto-Slavicpodъ-under-

via Polish podstawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpodstawabase
2Old Polishpodstawasubstance, essence
Every word from Proto-Slavic podъ- →Every word from Polish pod- →Every word from Old Polish pod- →