Where does “skłonny” come from?
skłonny (Polish) comes from Polish skłonić, from Polish kłonić, from Proto-Slavic kloniti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
skłonny (Polish): predisposed, prone; willing
Definitions
- predisposed, prone; willing
Ancestry of “skłonny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | skłonić | to prompt, to prod, to induce |
| 2 | Polish | kłonić | to lower, to bow |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kloniti | to bow; to incline, to converge |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |