Where does “sprostowywać” come from?
sprostowywać (Polish) comes from Polish sprostować, from Polish prostować, from Polish prosty, from Old Polish prosty, from Proto-Slavic prostъ, from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o-.
sprostowywać (Polish): to correct, to rectify
Definitions
- to correct, to rectify
Ancestry of “sprostowywać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | sprostować | to correct, to rectify |
| 2 | Polish | prostować | to straighten, to straighten out; to straighten;... |
| 3 | Polish | prosty | straight; simple, easy; unsophisticated,... |
| 4 | Old Polish | prosty | straight |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | prostъ | simple, straight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-sth₂o- | — |