Where does “przeciętniak” come from?

przeciętniak (Polish) comes from Polish przeciętny, from Polish przeciąć, from Polish ciąć, from Proto-Slavic teťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej, from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- — to run, to flow.

przeciętniak (Polish): lightweight, mediocre man, middlebrow, second-rater, small change

Definitions

  1. lightweight, mediocre man, middlebrow, second-rater, small change

Ancestry of “przeciętniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzeciętnyaverage, mediocre
2Polishprzeciąćto cut, to slice
3Polishciąćto cut
4Proto-Slavicteťito flow, run
5Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tektej →Every word from Proto-Slavic teťi →
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