Where does “powinność” come from?

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

powinność (Polish): duty

Definitions

  1. duty

Ancestry of “powinność”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpowinienought; should (indicating duty or obligation)
2Old Polishpowinienobligated; forced to doing something
3Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
4Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish powinien →