Where does “pokładziny” come from?

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

pokładziny (Polish): wedding ceremony where the newly married couple are brought to the bedroom

Definitions

  1. wedding ceremony where the newly married couple are brought to the bedroom

Ancestry of “pokładziny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpokładaćto bend, to slope
2Old Polishpokładaćto put
3Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
4Proto-Slavicpo-after

Words derived from “pokładziny”

Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish pokładać →