Where does “uśpieć” come from?

uśpieć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic spěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

uśpieć (Polish): to keep up with, to make it, to manage, to succeed

Definitions

  1. to keep up with, to make it, to manage, to succeed

Ancestry of “uśpieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicspětito advance, ripen, hurry
2Proto-Balto-Slavicspḗˀteito be able to manage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei →
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