Where does “przestawać” come from?
przestawać (Polish) comes from Polish -wać, from Old Polish -wać, from Proto-Slavic -vati.
przestawać (Polish): to stop doing something, to desist, to leave off
Definitions
- to stop doing something, to desist, to leave off
Ancestry of “przestawać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | -wać | forms verbs, usually of a frequentative or imperfective meaning, sometimes causes a vowel change, most often a or o → e |
| 2 | Old Polish | -wać | forms verbs, usually of a frequentative or imperfective meaning, sometimes causes a vowel change, most often a or o → e |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -vati | — |