Where does “pokwitowanie” come from?

pokwitowanie (Polish) comes from Polish pokwitować, from Polish kwitować, from Polish -ować, from Latin -owac, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

pokwitowanie (Polish): receipt, docket

Definitions

  1. receipt, docket

Ancestry of “pokwitowanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpokwitowaćto acknowledge, to receipt
2Polishkwitowaćto acknowledge, to receipt
3Polish-owaćUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
4Latin-owac
5Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovatiEvery word from Polish -owaćEvery word from Latin -owac