Where does “spokornieć” come from?

spokornieć (Polish) comes from Polish pokornieć, from English Pokorny, from Czech Pokorný, from Proto-Slavic pokorьnъ, from Proto-Slavic koriti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kar-, from Proto-Indo-European kar- — hard.

spokornieć (Polish): to become humble, to become humbler

Definitions

  1. to become humble, to become humbler

Ancestry of “spokornieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpokorniećto grow humble, to grow humbler
2EnglishPokorny—
3CzechPokornýhumble
4Proto-Slavicpokorьnъ—
5Proto-Slavickoritito reproach
6Proto-Balto-Slavickar-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankar-hard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kar- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kar- →Every word from Proto-Slavic koriti →