Where does “praprzyczyna” come from?

praprzyczyna (Polish) comes from Polish przyczyna, from Old Polish przyczyna, from Proto-Slavic *pričina — cause, reason.

praprzyczyna (Polish): first cause, root cause

Definitions

  1. first cause, root cause

Ancestry of “praprzyczyna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzyczynacause
2Old Polishprzyczynareason, cause, motive; favorable conditions
3Proto-Slavic*pričinacause, reason
Every word from Proto-Slavic *pričinaEvery word from Old Polish przyczynaEvery word from Polish przyczyna