Where does “prostak” come from?

prostak (Polish) comes from Polish prosty, from Old Polish prosty, from Proto-Slavic prostъ, from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o-.

prostak (Polish): one who is uncultured and uneducated

Definitions

  1. one who is uncultured and uneducated

Ancestry of “prostak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprostystraight; simple, easy; unsophisticated,...
2Old Polishprostystraight
3Proto-Slavicprostъsimple, straight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-sth₂o-—

Words derived from “prostak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prostъ →Every word from Old Polish prosty →