Where does “potakiwacz” come from?

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

potakiwacz (Polish): yes man

Definitions

  1. yes man

Ancestry of “potakiwacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpotakiwaćto continually nod, express agreement; to yes
2Polishtakyes; so; like this; so
3Old Polishtakso, in this way
4Proto-Slavictakothus, so, in such a way
5Proto-Slavictakъsuch, such a (kind of), of that kind
Every word from Proto-Slavic takъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tako →Every word from Old Polish tak →