Where does “przecieć” come from?
przecieć (Polish) comes from Polish przecie, from Polish przedsię, from Old Polish przedsie, from Polish się, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
Ancestry of “przecieć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przecie | — |
| 2 | Polish | przedsię | contrary to this, despite this |
| 3 | Old Polish | przedsie | thereinafter, even so, nevertheless |
| 4 | Polish | się | oneself, themselves, self; each other, one... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |