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Where does “powierzyć” come from?

powierzyć (Polish) comes from Polish wierzyć, from Proto-Slavic věriti, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

powierzyć (Polish): to entrust

Definitions

  1. to entrust

Ancestry of “powierzyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwierzyćrely, believe; trust
2Proto-Slavicvěriti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “powierzyć”

  • powiernik
  • powiernictwo
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