Where does “przekonywać” come from?

przekonywać (Polish) comes from Polish przekonać, from Serbo-Croatian konac, from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

przekonywać (Polish): to convince

Definitions

  1. to convince

Ancestry of “przekonywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzekonaćto convince
2Serbo-Croatiankonacend; thread
3Proto-Slavickonьcьend; thread, string
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic konьcь →
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