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Where does “upadłość” come from?

upadłość (Polish) comes from Polish upadły, from Polish upaść, from Polish paść, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

upadłość (Polish): bankrupcy; insolvency

Definitions

  1. bankrupcy; insolvency

Ancestry of “upadłość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishupadłyfallen; bankrupt, insolvent
2Polishupaść—
3Polishpaśćto fall; to drop; to strike; to overwhelm; to be...
4Proto-Slavicpastì—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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