Where does “poskąpić” come from?
poskąpić (Polish) comes from Polish skąpić, from Proto-Slavic skopiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
poskąpić (Polish): to skimp, to stint
Definitions
- to skimp, to stint
Ancestry of “poskąpić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | skąpić | to skimp, to stint |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | skopiti | to castrate, to geld |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |