Where does “rozmównica” come from?

rozmównica (Polish) comes from Polish rozmówić, from Old Polish rozmówić, from Old Polish roz-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.

rozmównica (Polish): prison visiting room

Definitions

  1. prison visiting room

Ancestry of “rozmównica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrozmówićto discuss, to talk through
2Old Polishrozmówićto talk out of work
3Old Polishroz-indicates dissolution or undoing a process, dis
4Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Old Polish roz- →Every word from Old Polish rozmówić →