Where does “posiadacz” come from?

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

posiadacz (Polish): holder, bearer; owner, possessor; proprietor

Definitions

  1. holder, bearer; owner, possessor; proprietor

Ancestry of “posiadacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishposiadaćto own, to possess
2Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
3Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Polish posiadać →