Where does “powabnica” come from?

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

powabnica (Polish): cuckoo wasp of the genus Hedychrum

Definitions

  1. cuckoo wasp of the genus Hedychrum

Ancestry of “powabnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpowaballure, charm, sex appeal
2Polishpowabićto tempt many different people or things; to tempt one after the other
3Old Polishpowabićto encourage someone or something to come closer
4Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
5Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish powabić →