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Where does “pozować” come from?

pozować (Polish) comes from Polish poza, from Polish za, from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō — before, in front; first; to go through.

Ancestry of “pozować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpozabeyond, out of; except; pose, posture
2Polishzabehind; for, after; in, for
3Polishwin, at, on; into, in; on
4Polishresztarest; change; remainder
5GermanRestrest, remainder, remnant; radical
6Italianrestorest, remainder, balance; change, rest; remains ,...
7Italianrestareto stay; to remain
8Latinrestō—
9Latinrĕ-—
10Latinprōdūcō—
11Latinprō-—
12Proto-Italic*pro-—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
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