Where does “powab” come from?

powab (Polish) comes from Polish powabić, from Old Polish powabić, from Old Polish po-, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

powab (Polish): allure, charm, sex appeal

Definitions

  1. allure, charm, sex appeal

Ancestry of “powab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpowabićto tempt many different people or things; to tempt one after the other
2Old Polishpowabićto encourage someone or something to come closer
3Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
4Proto-Slavicpo-after

Words derived from “powab”

Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish powabić →