Where does “powaśnić” come from?

powaśnić (Polish) comes from Polish waśnić, from Polish waśń, from Proto-Slavic vasnь, from Proto-Slavic vaditi, from Proto-Indo-European (s)wod-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

powaśnić (Polish): to cause to feud

Definitions

  1. to cause to feud

Ancestry of “powaśnić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwaśnićto cause to feud or quarrel
2Polishwaśńfeud, strife, discord, dissension
3Proto-Slavicvasnьdiscord, feud, confrontation
4Proto-Slavicvaditito argue; to scold, to brawl; to take out
5Proto-Indo-European(s)wod-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)wod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vaditi →