Where does “skonany” come from?

skonany (Polish) comes from Polish skonać, from Serbo-Croatian konac, from Proto-Slavic konьcь, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

skonany (Polish): dog-tired, knackered, dead on one's feet

Definitions

  1. dog-tired, knackered, dead on one's feet

Ancestry of “skonany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskonaćto pass, to perish
2Serbo-Croatiankonacend; thread
3Proto-Slavickonьcьend; thread, string
4Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
5Proto-Slavicčętito begin
Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic konьcь →