Where does “pokładnik” come from?

pokładnik (Polish) comes from Polish pokładać, from Old Polish pokładać, from Old Polish po-, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

pokładnik (Polish): beam of a deck

Definitions

  1. beam of a deck

Ancestry of “pokładnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpokładaćto bend, to slope
2Old Polishpokładaćto put
3Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
4Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish pokładać →