Where does “prostownica” come from?
prostownica (Polish) comes from Polish prostować, from Polish prosty, from Old Polish prosty, from Proto-Slavic prostъ, from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o-.
prostownica (Polish): straightener
Ancestry of “prostownica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | prostować | to straighten, to straighten out; to straighten;... |
| 2 | Polish | prosty | straight; simple, easy; unsophisticated,... |
| 3 | Old Polish | prosty | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | prostъ | simple, straight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-sth₂o- | — |