Where does “powierzchownie” come from?
powierzchownie (Polish) comes from Polish powierzchowny, from Polish -owny, from Polish -owy, from Old Polish -owy, from Proto-Slavic -ovъ — of, belonging to.
powierzchownie (Polish): superficially, cosmetically
Definitions
- superficially, cosmetically
Ancestry of “powierzchownie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | powierzchowny | superficial, surficial |
| 2 | Polish | -owny | forms masculine adjectives derived from prepositional phrases |
| 3 | Polish | -owy | -y |
| 4 | Old Polish | -owy | appended to nouns to form adjectives; -y |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ovъ | of, belonging to |