Where does “pokorzyć” come from?

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

pokorzyć (Polish): to humble; to humiliate

Definitions

  1. to humble; to humiliate

Ancestry of “pokorzyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpokorzyćto humiliate oneself publicly and ask for forgiveness
2Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
3Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish pokorzyć →