Where does “postrzyżyny” come from?

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

postrzyżyny (Polish): Slavic coming-of-age ritual haircut for boys

Definitions

  1. Slavic coming-of-age ritual haircut for boys

Ancestry of “postrzyżyny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpostrzycto shear, to cut, to clip, to trim or and
2Old Polishpostrzycto perform a Slavic coming-of-age ritual haircut
3Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
4Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish postrzyc →