Where does “wówczas” come from?

wówczas (Polish) comes from Polish w, from Polish reszta, from German Rest, from Italian resto, from Italian restare, from Latin restō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.

wówczas (Polish): back then, at that time

Definitions

  1. back then, at that time

Ancestry of “wówczas”, step by step

wówczas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish w

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwin, at, on; into, in; on
2Polishresztarest; change; remainder
3GermanRestrest, remainder, remnant; radical
4Italianrestorest, remainder, balance
5Italianrestareto stay; to remain
6Latinrestōto stand firm; to stay behind
7Latinrĕ-back, backwards
8Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
9Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
10Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Polish ów

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishówthat, the aforementioned
2Proto-Slavicovъthis
3Proto-Balto-Slavicawas—
4Classical Persianآواز—
5Middle Persianʾwʾzvoice, sound, tune
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin rĕ- →