Where does “przypadek” come from?
przypadek (Polish) comes from Old Polish przypadek, from Old Polish -ek, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
przypadek (Polish): chance, accident; coincidence
Definitions
- chance, accident; coincidence
Ancestry of “przypadek”, step by step
przypadek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Polish przypadek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | przypadek | that what someone may be entitled to in addition to the inheritance share |
| 2 | Old Polish | -ek | forms nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |