Where does “potakiwać” come from?

potakiwać (Polish) comes from Polish tak, from Old Polish tak, from Proto-Slavic tako, from Proto-Slavic takъ — such, such a (kind of), of that kind.

potakiwać (Polish): to continually nod, express agreement; to yes

Definitions

  1. to continually nod, express agreement; to yes

Ancestry of “potakiwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtakyes; so; like this; so
2Old Polishtakso, in this way
3Proto-Slavictakothus, so, in such a way
4Proto-Slavictakъsuch, such a (kind of), of that kind

Words derived from “potakiwać”

Every word from Proto-Slavic takъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tako →Every word from Old Polish tak →