Where does “posiadanie” come from?

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

posiadanie (Polish): ownership, possession

Definitions

  1. ownership, possession

Ancestry of “posiadanie”, 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 →