Where does “utrzymanie” come from?

utrzymanie (Polish) comes from Polish utrzymać, from Polish u-, from Old Polish u-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

utrzymanie (Polish): upkeep, maintenance, livelihood

Definitions

  1. upkeep, maintenance, livelihood

Ancestry of “utrzymanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishutrzymaćto hold up
2Polishu-Appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make...
3Old Polishu-perfective prefix
4Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Polish u- →Every word from Old Polish u- →
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