Where does “pokonywać” come from?

pokonywać (Polish) comes from Polish pokonać, from Serbo-Croatian konac, from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

pokonywać (Polish): to defeat

Definitions

  1. to defeat

Ancestry of “pokonywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpokonaćto defeat
2Serbo-Croatiankonacend; thread
3Proto-Slavickonьcьend; thread, string
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic konьcь →