Where does “powinien” come from?

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

powinien (Polish): ought; should (indicating duty or obligation)

Definitions

  1. ought; should (indicating duty or obligation)

Ancestry of “powinien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpowinienobligated; forced to doing something
2Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
3Proto-Slavicpo-after

Words derived from “powinien”

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