Where does “szerokopasmowy” come from?

szerokopasmowy (Polish) comes from Polish szeroki, from Old Polish szyroki, from Proto-Slavic *širòkъ, from Proto-Slavic *širь — expanse, stretch, extent.

szerokopasmowy (Polish): broadband

Definitions

  1. broadband

Ancestry of “szerokopasmowy”, step by step

szerokopasmowy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish szeroki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszerokiwide
2Old Polishszyrokiwide, broad
3Proto-Slavic*širòkъwide
4Proto-Slavic*širьexpanse, stretch, extent

via Polish pasmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpasmoband, strand, strip, streak, skein, thread
2Proto-Slavicpasmothread
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow
Every word from Proto-Slavic *širь →Every word from Proto-Slavic *širòkъ →Every word from Old Polish szyroki →