Where does “postulantka” come from?
postulantka (Polish) comes from Polish postulant, from Latin postulans, from Latin postulō, from Latin posco, from Proto-Italic porskō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
Ancestry of “postulantka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | postulant | postulant |
| 2 | Latin | postulans | asking, requesting etc; prosecuting, accusing etc |
| 3 | Latin | postulō | to demand, ask, request, desire |
| 4 | Latin | posco | I beg, I demand, I request, I desire; I demand... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | porskō | ask for, request, demand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |