Where does “służąca” come from?
służąca (Polish) comes from Polish służący, from Polish -ący, from Proto-Slavic -otь, from Proto-Slavic -otъ, from Proto-Slavic -tъ — Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...
służąca (Polish): maidservant; feminine nominative/vocative...
Definitions
- maidservant; feminine nominative/vocative...
Ancestry of “służąca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | służący | servant, person hired for housekeeping; active... |
| 2 | Polish | -ący | -ing |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -otь | From basic roots, forms derivative nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -otъ | From adjectives/adverbs, forms action nouns; From... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -tъ | Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms... |