Where does “przyszłość” come from?
przyszłość (Polish) comes from Polish przyszły, from Old Polish przyjć, from Proto-Slavic prijьti, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
przyszłość (Polish): future
Ancestry of “przyszłość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | przyszły | future; third-person plural nonvirile past of... |
| 2 | Old Polish | przyjć | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | prijьti | to approach; to arrive, to come |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | jьti | to go |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | eitei | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |