Where does “próżnować” come from?

próżnować (Polish) comes from Polish -ować, from Latin -owac, from Proto-Slavic -ovati — Creates verbs out of nouns and adjectives.

próżnować (Polish): to idle, to loaf, to lounge, to shirk

Definitions

  1. to idle, to loaf, to lounge, to shirk

Ancestry of “próżnować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-owaćUsed to form verbs from nouns and adjectives
2Latin-owac—
3Proto-Slavic-ovatiCreates verbs out of nouns and adjectives
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ovati →Every word from Polish -ować →Every word from Latin -owac →
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