Where does “przodownik” come from?

przodownik (Polish) comes from Polish przodować, from Polish przód, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

przodownik (Polish): leader

Definitions

  1. leader

Ancestry of “przodownik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzodowaćto lead, to be ahead of the curve
2Polishprzódfront, fore
3Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →