Where does “rozpowiadać” come from?

rozpowiadać (Polish) comes from Old Polish rozpowiadać, from Old Polish powiadać, from Proto-Slavic *povědati.

rozpowiadać (Polish): to spread verbally, to disseminate, to propagate

Definitions

  1. to spread verbally, to disseminate, to propagate

Ancestry of “rozpowiadać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishrozpowiadaćto proclaim
2Old Polishpowiadaćto say, to tell
3Proto-Slavic*povědati
Every word from Proto-Slavic *povědatiEvery word from Old Polish powiadaćEvery word from Old Polish rozpowiadać